TIMES OF ISRAEL
13 cops hurt as ultra-Orthodox riot in Jerusalem; police use tear gas, arrest four
Charlie Summers and Sam Sokol
December 18, 2025
Hundreds of young Haredi men clashed with police in Jerusalem Thursday, injuring 13 officers and overturning a cruiser in a riot apparently sparked by an attempt to issue a parking ticket… The commotion broke out after a municipal inspector who had been issuing parking tickets in the capital came under attack from two young Haredi men, police said. The pair kicked him and made threats on his life, promising to “slaughter” him if he returned to the area. Police officers called to aid the inspector in distress arrested one of the assailants, angering locals. Hundreds then gathered around the officers in an attempt to free the detainee, and events quickly mushroomed into rioting. According to Hebrew outlets, officers had realized that the assailants were draft dodgers and sought to hand them over to the Military Police. READ MORE
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