JERUSALEM — A rabbi said Monday he was violently arrested by police during protests in Jerusalem last week after becoming caught in clashes while simply driving through the area.
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Rabbi Avraham Idan, head of the Ateret HaLevi yeshiva, said he was not participating in the demonstrations when officers stopped his car amid unrest that included stone throwing and the use of stun grenades.
Speaking to Radio Kol Hai, Idan said police gave him conflicting instructions — one officer motioning for him to stop while another told him to continue — before the situation escalated. He said an officer smashed his car window, pulled him from the vehicle and used force during the arrest.
Idan alleged the violence continued after he was detained, saying that while handcuffed in a police vehicle and in severe pain, an officer kneed him and told him, “You’re worse than terrorists.” He said he did not resist arrest and pleaded with officers to stop, noting that his young son was present.
Idan said he suffered broken ribs and remains under house arrest, including during his son’s brit milah. He said the most painful aspect was not the physical injuries but what he described as hostility toward the haredi community.
The arrest followed protests in Jerusalem last week involving members of the haredi community. Israel Police have not publicly commented on the allegations.
When Jews nazi their own, the hamas gains strength. Literally every report says Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran went straight back to rebuilding and networking as if almost nothing happened, the Jews will continue to suffer by their enemies as long as they can’t respect each other
The Israeli Left is a corrupt movement.
And that’s why the hareidim should beg to receive weapons training and be armed.
The judenrat hilonim will not give away power to someone who is not perceived as capable of inflicting actual violence, as opposed to some silly protests… no matter how many elections we win.