For the third consecutive Saturday, dozens of Haredi protesters gathered outside Cafe Basmeta in Jerusalem, shouting 'Stop destroying Jerusalem.' Secular supporters arrived in solidarity. Police set up barriers in the alley to separate the groups, according to journalist Inbar Twizer (N12).
The protest at Cafe Basmeta in Jerusalem entered its third consecutive Saturday, with Haredi demonstrators and secular supporters facing off in the alley. Police erected barriers to keep the groups apart, repeating a pattern seen in prior weeks.
As The Zioneer has reported, the first protest on July 4 involved activists overturning tables and banging on the cafe's windows. The following Saturday, July 11, saw clashes that included a minor arrested on suspicion of assaulting a policewoman. The weekly demonstrations stem from the cafe's decision to remain open on Shabbat, a flashpoint in the city's ongoing religious-secular tensions.
The current report comes from a single journalist at the scene, Inbar Twizer of N12, and has not been independently corroborated. The account is consistent with the desk's prior coverage of the location and the pattern of protests.
3 developments
- StrongHaredi protesters clash with police outside Jerusalem's Cafe Basmeta on Shabbat; minor arrested
- DevelopingLong line of supporters at Jerusalem cafe a week after Haredi protest
- DevelopingHaredi protesters overturn tables, bang on windows at Jerusalem cafe open on Shabbat
- StrongClashes erupt between Haredi worshippers and cafe patrons in Jerusalem for second consecutive Saturday
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