A major disturbance unfolded in southern Israel on Monday after Military Police detectives arrested Aviel Cohen, a 22-year-old avreich and resident of Netivot.
The arrest took place at the Gilat gas station complex near Ofakim while Cohen was traveling with his wife. News of the arrest quickly spread through Chareidi communities in the south, and within minutes, dozens of protesters arrived at the scene and began blocking the main intersection in protest.
Cohen’s father said, “They pulled him out of the car and left his young wife there on the side of the road, with nowhere to go. She doesn’t even have a driver’s license and was left there alone and helpless. My son is a kollel student who sits and learns day and night. They grabbed him just like that, without any shame, because he learns Torah.”
Police said Southern District forces are operating at Gilat Junction, at the intersection of Highways 25 and 241, to restore public order. According to police, dozens of protesters arrived at the junction, blocked traffic lanes, and attempted to disrupt normal activity in the area.
Drivers were asked to avoid the area, use alternate routes, and follow police instructions. Police added that while they allow freedom of protest, they will act against road blockages and disturbances of public order.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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I want to know just because they dont want to go to the army does it help to block streets? i dont know the only thing you people seem to post in news is that peleg pigs are blocking streets. isn’t it interesting it is usually little kids that are there. why dont they go play ball or go to school
dont, religious Jews in Israel who do not support these demonstrations should make their opinion clear. Protest against them, put them in cherem, whatever you can do to show that they do not represent you.
May every police involved in this arrest suffer a horrible death this week already.
G-d Bless this Avreich for learning תורה, his wife for standing by him, & every protestor for fulfilling. נושא בעולם חבירו.
Love all the fakers who are watching them get arrested even though all they want to do is learn and then they complain that they’re not learning when they go out to protest the harassment. Well maybe if you would just let them learn they would
rebEmes, did you see one protester with tehilim or a gemora? what are they doing when they stand there for hours? Maybe I did not see the right pictures?
Time for review of editing policy here. Even chatgpt would not allow death threats, especially to law enforcement officers.
147, what you wish on others should happen first to you and your family; such disgusting language will bring you a long-term lease on your place in the depths of gehinnom.
@dont
Don’t refer to frum Jews as pigs.
Satmar rebbe was so right
Reb Emes is correct.
Also, like one person mentioned, it’s not fair to wish a
מיתה משונה
On a police officer.
The wife of the
תנא רבי מאיר
Would daven that they do
תשובה
Dr.Shmad we pray for your end 3 times a day in ולמלשינים. You’re an enemy of the Jewish people