Bnei Brak road blocked with large waste dumpsters in protestor before Shabbat
Tensions in Bnei Brak escalated after large dumpsters were used to block a road to prevent secular residents from driving through a neighborhood on Shabbat. Police intervened to remove the barriers and are investigating the incident as a public safety hazard.
Why it matters
The event underscores the deepening cultural and religious friction between secular and haredi communities regarding public space and religious observance in Israel.
Officials from the Bnei Brak Municipality allegedly instructed a driver to place multiple large metal dumpsters on the access road near the Sufrim Complex before the start of Shabbat, blocking the route in protest against secular residents driving through the neighborhood on Shabbat and amid claims that some are seeking to secularize the city, Ynet reported Friday.The municipality denied directing the placement of the dumpsters.Police were called to the scene by secular residents who claimed they were trapped inside the neighborhood. Officers removed the containers and reopened the road to traffic.אירוע חריג כעת בבני ברק: הגשר שמוביל לשכונת הסופרים החילונית-חרדית נחסם באמצעות מכולות בנייה ענקיות כדי למנוע את הנסיעה בשבת. לפי נהג המשאית, הוא נשלח על ידי העירייה. מדובר באירוע מסכן חיים - נהג עלול להגיע במהירות ולהתנגש במכולות.
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