{"id":85633,"date":"2025-07-29T07:10:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T04:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/?p=85633"},"modified":"2025-07-31T14:02:59","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:02:59","slug":"skunk-spray-in-draft-law-protests-jerusalem-stinks-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/skunk-spray-in-draft-law-protests-jerusalem-stinks-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Skunk Spray in Draft Law Protests \u2013 Jerusalem Stinks Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"699\">In recent nights, Jerusalem has made headlines once again \u2013 not just over the ultra-Orthodox draft law, but over a foul stench that refuses to fade. Near the city\u2019s entrance and in several ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods, residents have been waking up to a powerful odor \u2013 not ideological, but chemical: skunk water, used by police to disperse protests<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"741\">Police under fire \u2013 and under threat<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"1163\">According to the Jerusalem District Police, recent demonstrations in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh involved stone-throwing, setting trash bins on fire, and attempts to block roads. &#8220;The riots included the throwing of stones and objects at officers, fires set in bins used to block roads, and lawbreakers disturbing public order \u2013 including many children,&#8221; the police stated. One officer was lightly injured in Beit Shemesh<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"\u05de\u05d7\u05d0\u05ea \u05d7\u05e8\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd (\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd \u05d3\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SU6nUNZnBu8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1354\">Police stressed that only after giving dispersal orders did they begin using riot control measures. These included the deployment of a water cannon spraying skunk liquid in populated areas<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1487\">\u201cIsrael Police condemns the violent attempts to harm officers and will continue to act against such disorder,\u201d the statement added<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1514\">City hall fights back<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1694\">The municipality of Jerusalem issued a harsh letter to the Chief of Police and the District Commander, demanding an immediate halt to the use of skunk spray in residential areas<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"2053\">&#8220;The use of this means is unreasonable, disproportionate, and causes serious harm to innocent civilians \u2013 including children, the elderly, and uninvolved residents,&#8221; wrote the municipality&#8217;s legal advisor. The letter also noted that &#8220;millions of shekels in damages&#8221; were caused to city services and that cleaning efforts have failed to eliminate the stench<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"\u05de\u05d7\u05d0\u05ea \u05d7\u05e8\u05d3\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05e8\u05d5\u05e9\u05dc\u05d9\u05dd (\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd: \u05d3\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05de\u05e9\u05d8\u05e8\u05d4)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kCq6NY3dBSE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2293\">\u201cJerusalem Municipality sees the continued use of this method as a serious offense to the residents\u2019 quality of life and health,\u201d the letter said, warning that if the practice continues, the city will take \u201call legal measures\u201d to stop it<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2055\" data-end=\"2293\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">(<a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/jerusalem-online.co.il\/en\/jerusalems-public-transit-is-on-the-verge-of-collapse\/\">Jerusalem\u2019s Public Transit Is on the Verge of Collapse<\/a>)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2295\" data-end=\"2470\">Meanwhile, residents remain caught in the middle. \u201cMy children refuse to go outside \u2013 not because of protests, but because of the smell,\u201d said one man living near Givat Shaul<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2472\" data-end=\"2565\">In Jerusalem, where every local dispute echoes on a global scale, even the stink has meaning<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The city fumes as police use skunk water against Haredi protests. 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