Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has asked Jerusalem Police District Commander Yoram Halevy to act more vigorously against the protests of the Peleg Yerushalmi Jerusalem faction.
Barkat said, "The time has come to put an end to the disruption of the lives of the residents of Jerusalem. The right to demonstrate is a sacred right, when it is done according to the law. Anyone who breaks a law for any reason must be treated with a heavy hand and the police must use all the means at its disposal to disperse illegal demonstrations."