Drivers attacked demonstrators who blocked Highway 1 on Wednesday evening, with some motorists reporting they could not get home from work. Onlookers accused police of watching without intervening, according to journalist Daniel Amram.
Drivers attacked demonstrators blocking Highway 1 on Wednesday evening, with both sides exchanging accusations, according to journalist Daniel Amram. Motorists frustrated by the hours-long disruption said they were trying to return home from work, while protesters defended their right to demonstrate and accused police of inaction. The confrontation follows several days of similar road blockades across the country, sparked by the arrest of ultra-Orthodox military draft evaders. In recent days, similar clashes have been reported on Highways 4 and 6, with drivers attacking protesters and at least one undercover police vehicle assaulted. Police have declared some of the gatherings illegal and forcibly dispersed crowds, though in this incident on Highway 1, bystanders reported officers watching without acting. No arrests or injuries have been formally reported for this specific event.
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