Israeli police used force to disperse an anti-war protest at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square on Saturday evening, April 4, as internal tensions rise over the month-long war with Iran, Haaretz reported.
The confrontation began after police declared the gathering an “unlawful assembly,” claiming the number of participants exceeded the 600-person limit set by the High Court of Justice. Mounted police and officers were seen on video pushing protesters out of the square and engaging in scuffles with activists.
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Shortly before the rally, Israel’s High Court had issued an interim ruling protecting the right to protest at Habima Square for up to 600 people, while setting limits of 150 for Jerusalem, Haifa, and Kfar Saba. The court order followed an appeal by activists against stricter gathering restrictions imposed by the Home Front Command and police under martial law.
Among those detained was Alon-Lee Green, a leader of the Standing Together movement and one of the protest organizers. “There is no such thing as an illegal demonstration,” Green told the crowd via megaphone before his arrest, calling for an end to the “endless war.”
