Controversial IRL streamer Johnny Somali has been arrested for a second time in Israel and banned from Jerusalem for 50 days as a result.
Kick and Rumble streamer Johnny Somali has been arrested for a second time in Israel after putting up pictures of Adin Ross, Harvey Weinstein, and Jeffrey Epstein on the Western Wall. The Western Wall is a holy site in Israel.
Somalilive-streamedhimself on April 11 bringing three printed-out pictures of the men, folding them up, while saying some parting words for the men before slipping them into the cracks of the Western Wall.
[速報]4/12 2:59イスラエルの嘆きの壁でジョニーソマリ@RabbiSomaliがまたも拘束される壁にAdinRossやジェフリー エプスタインの写真を挟むところを当局が監視していたようだパスポートを提示しスマホを取り上げられ配信終了#迷惑系配信者#johnnysomali#Israelhttps://t.co/V7w1Z78oXEpic.twitter.com/JXcPZOtixk
After doing so, Somali was approached by police questioning what he had put in the wall, with Somali claiming it was a “prayer”. It istraditionalfor those practicing Judaism to slip in prayer notes in the cracks of the Western Wall.
During the stream, Somali showed his passport to the authorities and was subsequently escorted by the police and forced to shut off his stream.
Several hours after going offline, he started upanother streamfollowing his release from police custody, in which he revealed he was questioned by the authorities and banned from Jerusalem.
“We’re free guys,” Somali began his stream. “My last time in Jerusalem, I’ve been officially banned from Jerusalem for 50 days,” Somali claimed on his stream.
“I feel like the anti-Christ, I feel like the Messiah, they said n**** you are not allowed to come to Jerusalem for 50 days after the stunt you pulled.”
Somali revealed that he was interrogated by the police for several hours and his friend had to pay his bail of 5,000 Shekels to get him out, which is roughly $1,331 USD.
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Somali wasarrestedjust days before this incident on April 6 when he streamed himself harassing a female police officer.
Jeremy Gan was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s Australia team. He is a journalism graduate and expertly covers CS:GO, Valorant, Overwatch, League of Legends, and Dota 2, as well as trending stories in Twitch and Kick streaming.
