Dozens of Haredi protesters gathered outside Prison 10 on Friday morning, blocking traffic to protest the arrest of a draft deserter, according to Israeli reports. The demonstration is the latest in a series of similar protests across the country this week.
Dozens of Haredi protesters gathered outside Prison 10 on Friday morning, blocking traffic in protest of the arrest of a draft deserter, according to Israeli reports. The demonstration follows a series of similar protests across the country this week, as Haredi extremist circles have mobilized followers against military police arrests of draft evaders.
As The Zioneer reported last week, similar actions occurred in Ashdod, Jerusalem, and at the Gilat Junction and Beit Lid base. The protests have involved blocking major roads and confrontations with police, though today's gathering appeared smaller than previous ones, which numbered in the hundreds or thousands.
Details on the identity of the detainee and whether any arrests were made at the scene are not yet reported.
3 developments
- StrongHaredi deserters released from military prison greeted with red carpet
- DevelopingPolice release detainee from Haredi protest as crowd celebrates
- DevelopingGur Hasidim dance outside Prison 10 as news spreads of expected release of deserter
- StrongShas MKs, rabbi join Haredi protest rally outside military prison over draft-evader arrest
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