Jerusalem, Israel - Man Blowing Shofar at Western Wall on Rosh HaShanah was Arrested

Jerusalem, Israel - At around 7:30 Rosh HaShanah morning, at the northern-most section of the accessible Western Wall  in an area called the Kotel HaKatan, a group of some 10 men and two women under the leadership of Eliyahu K, 20, gathered at the site, as they have done for several years on Rosh HaShanah, for early-morning prayers. and the blowing of the shofar.

Towards the second time of blowing the shofer, in the midst of the silent prayer. Policemen came in and began trying to pull away Eliyahu. However, Eliyahu was in the midst of reciting the Shmonah Esrei and he therefore did not move.
The policemen informed their supervisors by radio that he was praying and refused to move, reinforcements were soon sent - no fewer than 20 policemen. They started dragging him out, the other members of the prayer group came out and tried to prevent the policemen from taking Eliyahu away. At this point, the policemen started swinging their clubs violently; no one was hospitalized, but "it was a big brawl," with many people being dragged around and beaten while wearing their prayer-shawls and Sabbas suits.

Eliyahu was taken by foot, all the way around the Old City, past Mt. Zion and through Jaffa Gate, to the Kishle police station inside Jaffa Gate. At this point, there was no longer any violence, and Eliyahu was released after being charged with attacking a policeman, disturbing a policeman in the line of duty, and disturbing the public order.

One of the worshipers said that the police had apparently been called by an Arab woman who said the sound of the ram's horn disturbed her children.