Thousands of police officers deployed in Jerusalem ahead of Pence visit
Thousands of Israeli Police and Border Police officers, as well as volunteers, will be deployed across Jerusalem on Sunday afternoon ahead of US Vice President Mike Pence's arrival in the capital Sunday evening.
As part of the operation, dubbed "Blue Shield 2," police will close Highway 1—the main road connecting Tel Aviv and Jerusalem—at around 6 pm from the Ganot interchange to Sakharov Gardens. At the same time, access to Highway 1 will be blocked from Highway 6 at the Ben Shemen interchange, and cars will be diverted to Road 443.
