Gur Hassidic factions fight for second night in a row, clash with police
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Fighting between factions of the Gur Hassidic sect have taken place at different cities over the past few nights as tensions rise in the community.
Officers intervene to separate two groups of Gur Hasidim; windows of yeshiva reportedly smashed
Clashes broke out on Saturday night between rival factions of the ultra-Orthodox Gur sect in Jerusalem, leading police to intervene and detain at least two people.
The fighting came a day after the factions, which have been at odds for years, scuffled in Jerusalem and the cities of Bnei Brak and Ashdod.
The turmoil began after Gur’s leader, Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, was heckled by members of the breakaway faction while visiting the grave of his mother-in-law on Thursday, according to the Kan public broadcaster.
In footage from Saturday night’s clashes, a police officer is seen tackling an ultra-Orthodox man from behind, putting him in a chokehold and dragging him from the area. Jerusalem in the past have been accused in the past of using excessive force against ultra-Orthodox protesters.
Other videos showed hundreds of people, including many children, on a city street, moving away from police vehicles.
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