Israeli police arrest 19 protesters in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AA): The Israeli police arrested 19 protesters in West Jerusalem during protests against the controversial judicial reform bills.
Protests were staged around the Knesset (parliament) building in West Jerusalem during voting on the “Limiting Reasonability” bill.
It is widely believed by the public that these reforms will make it easier for Netanyahu and his corrupt government to evade any punitive measures.
According to analysts, these reforms will facilitate the expansion of illegal Jewish settlements on occupied Palestinian land.
“The police continue to work with large forces to maintain public order in the protests in several locations in the Knesset area, and in the face of rioters, some of whom are rioting and disobeying police orders,” the police said in a statement.
Police further said 15 protesters were arrested in the Knesset area “for violating order, blocking roads, trying to break through police barriers and disobeying police orders.”
One of the detainees hit a policeman, the statement added.
“The police arrested a suspect in the assault on Minister May Golan in a hotel in Jerusalem, and in the morning, three suspects were arrested, who closed the exit door from the house of another minister Nir Barkat,” the statement said.
Three police officers were also hospitalized due to injuries sustained during the protests.
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