A paramedic treats Carmi Gillon, a former head of the Shin Bet security service, at the protest encampment outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem on Thursday August 20, 2020. Gillon’s hands and arms were scratched and bloodied in confrontations with police ordered to clear out the encampment to allow Netanyahu supporters demontrate there later in the day.

Police Clear Out Anti-Gov’t Protest Camp for PM Fans; Only 300 Show

Only 300 of far-right Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s supporters gathered on Thursday evening, August 20, outside his official residence in Jerusalem, in a show of support after two months of growing anti-Netanyahu demonstrations at the same location in which many thousands have taken part. Organizers of the pro-Netanyahu demonstration had anticipated a higher turnout, having sought…