Haredi Protesters to Block Highway 4, Jabotinsky Street in Bnei Brak over Draft Dodger Detention
Protest organizers say the move follows a rare arrest as tensions over ultra-Orthodox conscription and court limits on draft exemptions continue.
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Haredi protesters to block Highway 4, Jabotinsky Street in Bnei Brak over draft dodger detention
Shas MK Moshe Abutbul described the draft dodger as a "yeshiva guy" who approached the police to assist in an ongoing investigation, demanding that such procedures be changed to avoid arrests.
Yeshivah or the army? The Haredi draft after Oct. 7
For decades, Israel’s Haredi draft debate unfolded mainly in courtrooms and coalition negotiations. After Oct. 7, the argument moved into homes, workplaces and army bases.A State Comptroller report found that between October 2023 and July 2024, reservists served an average of 110 days, compared with annual averages of 10 to 13 days from 2020 through 2023. Families repeatedly reorganized themselves around absent parents, students left university,…
An explosive demonstration by the ultra-Orthodox community is now leading to clashes on Highway 4 and traffic delays. The police have now declared the demonstration illegal and are taking steps to evacuate it. Ultra-Orthodox people are now blocking Highway 4 at the Geha intersection, in protest against the recruitment of ultra-Orthodox people. The demonstrators are now blocking the road. The police have declared the demonstration illegal and are…
Highway Arba was blocked in both directions from the Aluf Sade interchange to the Em Moshavot interchange. The defector is a young Haredi who was questioned by Lahav 433, and at the end of the investigation was transferred to the military police for detention. This is the first Haredi demonstration in weeks.
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