United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush launched a sharp attack on the police on Wednesday morning, saying the dispersal of a protest "does not match the conduct of a police force in a state governed by Jews" and calling the violent break-up reminiscent of Turkey and Iran. Porush demanded that Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and every officer involved in the event go home today.
United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush on Wednesday morning issued a scathing public statement against the Israel Police over the dispersal of a protest earlier in the day. Porush stated that the police's conduct "does not match the conduct of a police force in a state governed by Jews, nor a police force in a state that aspires to be a democracy." He characterized the violent break-up as something "we know from Turkey and Iran" and called for Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai and every officer or commander whose hand was in the affair to go home today. The statement comes amid ongoing tensions between the Haredi public and Israeli law enforcement, following recent protests against the arrest of draft evaders and broader disputes over military service. As The Zioneer has reported over the past week, multiple Haredi MKs have publicly criticized police conduct, and senior police officials themselves have reportedly urged a halt to proactive arrests to calm tensions. It remains unclear which specific protest Porush was referring to, or whether the police have any official response.
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