JERUSALEM, Sept 21 (NNN-MA’AN) – A man was arrested yesterday, after allegedly attempting to ram his car at a Jerusalem rally, to protest Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis, police said.
Police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, said that, the suspect sped his vehicle at a police roadblock. Rosenfeld added that the suspect was arrested at the scene and taken for questioning.
“He drove in a crazy speed towards the rally. He slammed on the brakes only seconds before colliding with police barricades,” an eye witness told Israel’s state-owned Kan TV news.
Channel 2 TV news reported that “thousands” of Israelis rallied outside the prime minister’s official residence in Jerusalem, for a weekly protest against Netanyahu.
The protesters call the long-time leader to resign over his criminal trial, in which he faces corruption charges in three separate cases.
Netanyahu and his government have been under growing public anger, over their failure to prevent the resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Israel, and a growing economic crisis.
Last Friday, a second national lock-down had been imposed in Israel, in an attempt to halt the rapid spread of the virus.– NNN-MA’AN
