Itongadol/AJN.- Dozens of protesters march in the rain from Prime Minister\’s Residence to the Western Wall; 15 protesters march to home of prisoner set for release.
Mere hours before the impending release of 26 additional Palestinian security prisoners, some 200 relatives of the victims began a march in the rain from Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu\’s Residence in Jerusalem to the Western Wall to protest the release of terrorists with blood on their hands.
As the protesters were making their way through the Old City towards the Western Wall, the High Court of Justice decided late Monday night to reject their petition to block the third Palestinian prisoner release.
The demonstration caused extensive delays in traffic in the area on their way into the Old City.
Calls of "Death and revenge on the terrorists!" and "Don\’t release killers!" were heard, and protesters likened US Secretary of State John Kerry to Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann.
While the majority of the protesters ended their march at the Western Wall, 15 selected family members will continue on to the prisoner\’s home in east Jerusalem, as determined by the High Court of Justice earlier on Monday.
In an unusual development, the High Court\’s vote to reject the families\’ appeal was not unanimous regarding five prisoners being released from east Jerusalem.