Residents of Jerusalem and Bnei Brak rallied on Sunday against the strict three-week quarantine, which began on the eve of Rosh Hashanah. The measures, purportedly put in place to stop the spread of coronavirus, prohibit Israelis from traveling more than one kilometer (0.6 miles) from their homes – a restriction that irked many who planned to celebrate the Jewish holiday with family.
In Bnei Brak, demonstrators marched through the streets and set a dumpster on fire. Some of the protesters reportedly called police “Nazis.” Law enforcement arrested one individual for allegedly disturbing public order, local media reported.
A leading member of the ultra-Orthodox community in the city told the Times of Israel that the “protest is meant to express the feeling of pain in the face of the lockdown’s destructive consequences, which harm religious institutions, the economy and the well-being of residents.”
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