Bucharest – Israel’s embassy on Monday protested to the Romanian government after four Israeli tourists were allegedly dragged out of a taxi and beaten by riot police in Bucharest during a violent anti-corruption protest.
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The embassy described the Friday night attack as “unacceptable and extremely serious.”
It said the tourists were returning to their hotel in the Romanian capital of Bucharest when police stopped them.
“They were dragged out of the car, even though they showed their passports and explained they had nothing” to do with the protest, the embassy said, adding that the men would file a criminal complaint.
Police in Bucharest did not immediately react to the statement.
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis, however, said that “the brutal repression of demonstrators is totally unacceptable.”
“In a European state, attacking innocent people, attacking journalists, attacking women and children is inconceivable,” he said Monday, calling for a thorough investigation into police brutality during the anti-government protest.
Some 500 people needed medical treatment after police fired tear gas and water cannons to break up the protest against government corruption. Some people lobbed rocks and bottles at police.
Wow, the Israeli embassy condemned the beating of innocent (?) Israelis,
May I suggest to them to practise what they preach,
On a side note, anyone noticed they were travelling in a taxi on FRIDAY NIGHT,
Ye ye, TINOKOS SHENISHBU, & all that nonsense, KIRUV etc
As usual the amei ha’aretz pile on a comment that actually made sense. They aren’t in the category of tinok sh’nishba according to Rav Elyashiv and Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach. They are michalilei Shabbos, and there is no chiyuv or reason to be dan l’kaf zchus. Actually they are simply Israelis and are not part of the Am Yisroel anymore (except for the fact that they are still liable to punishment).
Dearest Hashem, our Father & King, please speedily & completely heal their physical & psychological wounds & give us Moishiach NOW – we beg you. Thank you as always for listening.
Even if they were violating Shabbos by using a taxi on Friday night, does that justify them being beaten by police, because they were Israelis. Those cops would have probably beaten them, if it was a Tuesday. There is just hypocrisy shown on this site, as if it had been Hareidim who were beaten by the cops, there would have been some rachmonos.