Harsh response to anti-Netanyahu demonstrators wasn't to enforce virus lockdown, but 'to break the protests,' Ron Huldai charges; police chief denies accusations

Yesh Atid's Shelah says Knesset State Control Committee will discuss reports of excessive violence by law enforcement; urges protesters not to pay fines

Anti-Netanyahu protesters set to march from capital’s Chords Bridge to PM’s residence, as tensions with law enforcement authorities run high

Wisconsin Black man unable to move below waist after officer shot him 7 times in the back; 'He couldn't get up if he wanted to,' his father says

Kyle Rittenhouse, from Illinois, faces possible mandatory life sentence after allegedly killing Wisconsin demonstrators, who were protesting police shooting of Jacob Blake

Public security minister had accused police of being too soft on anti-Netanyahu demonstrators relative to other protests, particularly by minority groups

In latest Friday rally, protesters once again call for PM's ouster over corruption charges; no reports of clashes; all 55 arrested on Thursday conditionally released

Despite claims of police violence, public security minister reportedly says forces would take tougher action if demonstrators were ultra-Orthodox, Arab or Ethiopian

Water cannons turned on protesters, including those attempting to peacefully disperse, in latest clash between authorities and demonstrators outside PM's residence

Law enforcement is often seen as an extension of Jewish power, an idea fueled by the visible police presence outside Jewish institutions as well as recent racial justice protests