Er waren meer van dit soort protesten de laatste tijd. Sommigen doen hun best om Israel te laten aansluiten bij de culturele mindset van pakweg Saoedi-Arabië of Iran, maar ik hoop dat de staat hier krachtig tegen optreed.
Trouwens, mag je op Shabbat wel met stenen gooien?
Wouter
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Haaretz - Sat, July 16, 2011
Published 18:49 16.07.11 / Latest update 18:49 16.07.11
800 ultra-Orthodox protesters attempt to block Jerusalem road
Police on horseback disperse crowd on central Neviim Street; secular residents say law enforcement not doing to prevent violent protests.
By Nir Hasson
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/800-ultra-orthodox-protesters-attempt-to-block-jerusalem-road-1.373579
A group of closed to 800 ultra-Orthodox protestors tried to block a central Jerusalem thoroughfare on Saturday, in an attempt to prevent the desecration of Shabbat.
Police arrived on horseback to disperse the crowd on the central Neviim Street, using a water-spraying vehicle to push the ultra-Orthodox protesters back toward the curb and allow traffic to resume. Protesters yelled out "Shabbos" and "Nazis" and threw objects as police remained in the vicinity to keep the peace.
Earlier this week, Jerusalem District Commander Niso Shaham requested that secular activists refrain from protesting ultra-Orthodox attempts to close off the road, explaining that this would only fuel tensions.
The commander pledged to take the necessary measures to ensure traffic would flow as usual on the central Jerusalem road.
Saturday's events come just days after ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim residents set fire to trash cans and hurled rocks at police officers to protest the shutting down of an illegal slaughterhouse. Six policemen were wounded in the fray.
Neviim Street, a central Jerusalem road, is one of the most important avenues of transportation in the capital, particularly since the closure of Yaffo Road to traffic in recent years. Neviim also serves as a border between ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods and the cultural and shopping center of the city.
Secular residents claim that the police are turning a blind eye to ultra-Orthodox efforts to block traffic on the street every Saturday, with hundreds of religious men often resorting to violence in a bid to prevent cars from desecrating Shabbat.
Although police have successfully prevented the total closure of Neviim Street in the past, secular drivers have complained of ultra-Orthodox zealots kicking, hitting, and throwing bottles on their cars when they attempt to drive through the street.
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Haaretz - Sat, July 16, 2011
Published 18:49 16.07.11 / Latest update 18:49 16.07.11
800 ultra-Orthodox protesters attempt to block Jerusalem road
Police on horseback disperse crowd on central Neviim Street; secular residents say law enforcement not doing to prevent violent protests.
By Nir Hasson
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/800-ultra-orthodox-protesters-attempt-to-block-jerusalem-road-1.373579
A group of closed to 800 ultra-Orthodox protestors tried to block a central Jerusalem thoroughfare on Saturday, in an attempt to prevent the desecration of Shabbat.
Police arrived on horseback to disperse the crowd on the central Neviim Street, using a water-spraying vehicle to push the ultra-Orthodox protesters back toward the curb and allow traffic to resume. Protesters yelled out "Shabbos" and "Nazis" and threw objects as police remained in the vicinity to keep the peace.
Earlier this week, Jerusalem District Commander Niso Shaham requested that secular activists refrain from protesting ultra-Orthodox attempts to close off the road, explaining that this would only fuel tensions.
The commander pledged to take the necessary measures to ensure traffic would flow as usual on the central Jerusalem road.
Saturday's events come just days after ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim residents set fire to trash cans and hurled rocks at police officers to protest the shutting down of an illegal slaughterhouse. Six policemen were wounded in the fray.
Neviim Street, a central Jerusalem road, is one of the most important avenues of transportation in the capital, particularly since the closure of Yaffo Road to traffic in recent years. Neviim also serves as a border between ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods and the cultural and shopping center of the city.
Secular residents claim that the police are turning a blind eye to ultra-Orthodox efforts to block traffic on the street every Saturday, with hundreds of religious men often resorting to violence in a bid to prevent cars from desecrating Shabbat.
Although police have successfully prevented the total closure of Neviim Street in the past, secular drivers have complained of ultra-Orthodox zealots kicking, hitting, and throwing bottles on their cars when they attempt to drive through the street.
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