Sunday, July 17, 2011

This facet of Israel (integral to its founding and essence) is rarely shown in US media

"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."  (thanks Daniel)