Minister Erdan on the ultra-Orthodox protests: 'Anyone who hurts our soldiers must pay a hefty price'

In response to the ultra-Orthodox protests on Thursday, the Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan said that "the pictures in which a soldier is seen being brutally attacked by dozens of Haredim are appalling."

"The circumstances that led the soldier to spray protesters with pepper spray should also be examined, however, there is no excuse for the extreme violence. I instructed police to do everything in their power to bring the outlaws to justice; their place is behind bars. Anyone who hurts our soldiers must pay a hefty price," he continued.