(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - So far, all the assumptions made by the media beforehand have collapsed one by one. There has been almost no violence, no use of weapons. The rabbis' calls for restraint and nonviolence and the mediation of public figures from the religious sector also helped calm the situation. This is the biggest logistical operation the army and police have undertaken since the 1982 Lebanon War, but so far, everything is going like clockwork.
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