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Lehava, the far-right Jewish extremist group behind last week s violence, said they will be protesting in Zion Square, in downtown Jerusalem.
Israel Police blocked two incoming buses transporting protesters from approaching the rally site. Three protesters, who were on the bus, were arrested for disturbing public order and blocking a road next to the Prime Minister s residence.
Police received a tip-off about the buses before they reached Jerusalem, and moved to stop them before they reached Rehavia, the Jerusalem neighborhood where the prime minister s residence is located.
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Police carrying off protesters near the official Prime Minister s residence in Jerusalem, todayCredit: Ohad Zwigenberg
Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 6:47 PM
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Updated: Apr. 23, 2021 6:47 PM
Right-wing Yamina leader Naftali Bennett said on Friday he has begun the effort to form a national unity government, after realizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wasn t going to reach agreements with other parties to form a right-wing government.
Bennett said in a Facebook post forming such a government, which would likely see Netanyahu replaced as prime minister, won t be easy, but added he is already holding countless meetings with other politicians, including members of Netanyhau s Likud, far-right Religious Zionism and ultra-Orthodox parties.
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