(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The fierce scuffles broke out Tuesday when police and Knesset guards tried to quell about 500 protesters that were marching from the center of al-Qods to the Knesset, shouting "We want social justice."
A police spokeswoman said "Clashes broke out between hundreds of protesters and police in front of the Knesset," adding that two demonstrators were detained.
The police failed to contain the demonstration, which was scheduled to coincide with a parliamentary debate on how to manage the sweeping wave of discontent over the growing social injustice and soaring living costs in Israel.
During the Knesset session, Israel's opposition leader Tzipi Livni backed protesters, slamming the lack of social justice in Israel and demanding "a fundamental shift in its economic and social priorities."
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