Senior police officials told commentator Avi Moskov that the use of force during recent Haredi protests was proportionate and within a graduated scale, responding to what they described as an unacceptable blockage of a central thoroughfare late at night. The statements amounted to a rare on-record defense of police tactics amid public criticism.
Senior police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity to commentator Avi Moskov, defended the use of force during recent Haredi protests in remarks published Wednesday morning. The officials acknowledged that the scenes on video 'always look bad,' but argued there is a 'graduated scale for the use of force' and that blocking a main thoroughfare at such a late hour crossed a red line. 'Israel is not a lawless place,' one source was quoted as saying.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, Moskov had separately accused police of using disproportionate force, including beatings and stun grenades, during protests against Rabbi Friedman's faction. The current remarks — provided by the same commentator — represent the first on-record police rebuttal to that criticism, framing the crackdown as a necessary assertion of public order rather than a punitive deterrent.
It remains unclear whether additional internal reviews or external investigations are underway into the specific incidents described in Moskov's earlier post. The account relies entirely on Moskov's reporting of his conversations with police sources, with no independent corroboration from official channels.
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