A bitter end to the rally: after the tragedy, organizers called on the crowds to go home and ordered those on rooftops to come down immediately.
A man died on Thursday during the haredi demonstration against military conscription, after he fell from a height at a construction site on Shazar Boulevard in Jerusalem. The victim was later identified as 20-year-old Menachem Mendel Litzman.
Litzman fell approximately 20 stories. MDA paramedics who rushed to the scene found the victim suffering from multi-system trauma and no vital signs, and had to pronounce him dead at the scene.
Police are investigating the possibility that Litzman committed suicide and did not fall accidentally.
Forces from the Jerusalem District Police are at the scene and have begun investigating the incident.
MDA paramedic Lishai Shemesh and EMT Daniel Alkayam recounted: "The teen lay unconscious at the foot of a high-rise construction site without a pulse and not breathing, with very severe multi-system trauma."
"We were told that he fell from a high height. We conducted medical examinations, but his injuries were critical, and unfortunately, we had no choice but to pronounce him dead," they reported.
Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman sharply attacked the haredi leadership following the incident. "The rotten haredi leadership is directly responsible for the painful death of a young boy in a despicable and unnecessary demonstration. He came out on the orders of that leadership to be a human shield for the power and influence of the haredi activists."
Magen David Adom, which has been on medical standby at the rally, reported that as of 16:45, it had treated 56 participants. Of those treated, four required further care and were evacuated to hospitals in mild condition (including two cases of fainting, a cardiac incident, and a minor injury).
9 comments:
DIN im curious if they accomplished their goals. What was the purpose of demonstrating in an orthodox area. Also why do he police even engage. Let them block roads, they are only hurting themselves? Im truly curious. TY
Most outlets are saying he slipped, maybe change your headline until we know.
I have been informed that they have a suicide note!
GI_JOE
They did not accomplish their goals; they made it worse! In fact, many are saying that they don't believe that Torah saves anyone, because they in fact closed their Yeshivos, and that's because they don't believe it, but they want us Jlubs to believe it!
Yerushlayim is not only orthodox, in fact, it is full of tourists! And that was their point to inconvenience those tourists to make them aware that there is a major segment that doesn't recognize the Jewish State!
The video thats going around seems he slipped
What did they accomplish? They confirmed to the entire country that their slogan "Torah learning is the true protection!" is a lie that they don't really believe.
He was a Chusid of the Rebbuh MH"M, son of shluchim to South Korea. He knew Tanya baal peh it was said.
Where were you informed from?
I was standing right near there on the ground And from all the people in the building, they were saying he slipped
Sounds like you were just hating
I was informed by a family member who lives in Beit Shemesh!
If you are right, then his blood is on Rav Landau and Rav Hirsch!
And I would then ask them if it was all worth it, that a bochor got killed because of them!
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