Police and protesters collide violently, at least 18 arrested



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On Saturday, violent clashes broke out between the police and protesters marching towards the Prime Minister’s Official Residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem.

The protesters marched to Balfour to protest the recent decision not to investigate Case 3000, known as the “Underwater Affair.”

The Israeli police reported that they had detained 18 protesters, but protesters say 23 people, including a minor, were arrested and taken to a police station.

Some of the protesters were arrested on Highway 1 when police blocked part of the highway in an attempt to stop the protesters.

“The protesters began to march while endangering themselves and passersby. They ignored the police and some of them even confronted police officers at the scene,” a police statement read. MK Moshe Ya’alon marched with the protesters and was thanked by a leader of the protests. The same leader commented on the arrests, saying that the police were making “false arrests that are a scandal in light of the legal and legitimate protest activity,” according to HaaretzA stone was thrown at protesters in the Sharon area, hitting a car and smashing its rear window, according to Ynet News.



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