Jerusalem halts public, group transport in Purim party crackdown
Moves comes as outcry leads government to backtrack on decision to allow mass transit vehicles into capital, other mainly Haredi cities for Shushan Purim celebrations; police warn they will be issuing NIS 5,000 fines to violators
Gilad Cohen |
Published: 02.28.21 , 13:26
All public and organized group transportation into Jerusalem has been halted until Sunday night in an effort to crack down on mass celebrations on the final day of Purim.
Police checkpoints were set up at all entrances to Jerusalem on Saturday evening to ensure that no large organized groups arrived in the city. Entry was, however, permitted by private vehicle.
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Police say enforcing lockdown in Jerusalem different from Tel Aviv
Chief Superintendent Assi Aharoni tells Ynet police did not intervene in mass funerals in order to prevent bloodshed as officers face backlash over needlessly fining people on park benches in Tel Aviv but keeping the rules lax in Haredi areas
Itay Blumenthal, Eli Senyor, Alexandra Lukash |
Published: 02.01.21 , 13:22
A senior police official said Monday that enforcement of coronavirus rules in Jerusalem is different to Tel Aviv, as Israel Police faced a backlash for allowing thousands to gather for two Haredi funerals in the capital.
The police presense in Tel Aviv, however, on Monday appeared to be larger than ususal with dozens of officers patrolling the city s Dizengoff Center in the morning hours, issuing tickers to 20 people drinking coffee and reading paper on benches, meters from one another.