Hapoel Jerusalem fans complain of aggressive searches and a cage-like net in the stands during game against Maccabi Tel Aviv

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At the basketball game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem, held on Saturday at Yad Eliyahu, complaints arose about police treatment of the visiting fans. Hapoel Jerusalem said they were disappointed and stunned by the treatment of the fans.

According to the Jerusalem club, police conducted aggressive searches of the fans, including harsh and very unusual physical searches. The club added that the net stretched across the stands made fans feel as if they were inside a cage.

The club expressed anger over the aggressive security searches and the installation of the net around the stands, and stated that it would not accept a reality in which fans receive inappropriate and excessive treatment. On the other side, Maccabi Tel Aviv fans claimed they were hit by objects and were forced to stand up from their seats.