A police officer present at a demonstration last week outside the prime minister's residence in Jerusalem described the assault he absorbed at the hands of leftists.
"The protestors attacked me in a new and barbaric way. I was punched in the face and kicked in the stomach. This was not regular violence. They tried to kill me. Only later did I feel the pain in my ankle which had been broken. If not for the help of two civilians, they would have killed me."