Some 300 haredi men took toAgudat Israel street in the capital's Me'a She'arim neighborhood lateTuesday night, to protest the evacuation of a warehouse in the BateiVarsha area.Haredi media outlets reported the Tuesdayafternoon arrest of Avraham Hirshman, a central activist in thestruggle between members of Batei Varsha and Kollel Polin over thebuilding's ownership, as the reason to the protest, as well as thediscontent in the haredi street was caused by what they perceive asthe police's intervention on behalf of Kollel Polin, who regainedownership of the building.
Protesters threw stones at thepolice forces alerted to the scene, who dispersed the demonstratorswithout the use of special means. No casualties were reported.