Police arrest multiple people on suspicion of planning Passover sacrifices in Jerusalem

• Published date: 22 April 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

The legal center of the Honenu organization was notified of eight arrests since Monday morning on suspicion of planning to sacrifice a Passover offering

Two brothers, minors aged 17 and 15, were arrested on Monday in the Givat Mordechai area by Jerusalem Central Unit on suspicion of planning to offer a Passover sacrifice. The two were arrested with goats and taken to the Central Unit offices for questioning.

Two more suspects, also aged 17, were arrested with goats in the Safra Square area of the city. The other six suspects were arrested in various locations throughout the city of Jerusalem, some of them arrested with goats.

All eight of Hanenu affiliated suspects will be represented by attorneys Nati Rom and Moshe Polsky from the organization.

Goat found in a stroller

The police further announced that on Monday, detectives from the Central Unit in the Jerusalem District detained 13 additional suspects aged 13-21 on suspicion of intending to disrupt public order.

During police activities throughout the city, officers identified several suspects carrying a goat, or hiding a goat in various ways, including inside shopping bags and...