Israeli police dismantled an office set up by a right-wing lawmaker in an east Jerusalem hotspot Sunday evening, and evicted right-wing activists, even as the police department held negotiations with the activists. Officers deployed to the Shimon Hatzaddik neighborhood Sunday night to quell violent clashes between Arabs and Jews dismantled the temporary parliamentary office set up by MK Itamar Ben-Gvir (Religious Zionist Party) near the home of the Yushuviev family. Ben-Gvir relocated his parliamentary office to the area near the Yushuviev family home, after the building was firebombed by local Arabs Friday evening . Ben-Gvir’s makeshift office was removed from the building while Jerusalem district police chief Doron Turgeman was in talks with activists to relocate the office, in exchange for the positioning of a security post in the area. One activist inside the Yushuviev home was injured after police threw a stun grenade into the building. The right-wing MK told Israel National News Sunday night that police violently evicted young activists from the Yushuviev home, after illegally entering private property. Ben-Gvir vowed to remain at the scene despite the police eviction. “Following the behavior by police, I am announcing that I will stay here, spending the night here. The police barbarically and brutally beat children.” Later, Ben Gvir was beaten and even fainted during the clashes. He required medical attention and was rushed to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. "I would like to thank everyone who cares about my well-being. I am currently being examined at the hospital, after police officers, led by Officer Shahar Machsomi, acted brutally and violently towards me, until I fainted," he said in a statement from the hospital. Ben Gvir added, "The police are not allowed to touch a Knesset member, and it is clear to me that they have an order from above to dismantle my parliamentary office. It will not help them! We will return until security returns to Shimon Hatzadik!" Earlier on Sunday , violent clashes broke out between Arabs and Jews in Shimon Hatzaddik, after lawmakers from the predominantly Arab Joint List confronted Ben-Gvir and his supporters.
