Ir David resident Rabbi Amir Ben David called the event 'a near-pogrom.'
'The event began at 4:20 AM when I was on my way to say Selichot prayers at the Kotel,' he said. 'The mosques called on everyone to come out and within seconds there were dozens of Arabs at the entrance to the Pool of Shiloach, blocking the roads and setting Jews' cars on fire.'"
