A yeshiva student from the Gur Hasidic community who was arrested last week on draft evasion charges has been released to his home, Haredi sources report. The release comes amid community protests over arrests and military conscription.
A yeshiva student from the Gur Hasidic sect arrested last week has been released to his home Sunday evening, according to Haredi sources. The release comes amid an ongoing wave of arrests and protests over ultra-Orthodox conscription. In recent days, several other detainees — including students from the Belz community — have also been freed, often greeted by dancing supporters outside military prisons. Sephardic Haredi activists, quoted in the same report, allege that Ashkenazi and Hasidic draft evaders are being treated more leniently, saying: "There is no place in military prison for Ashkenazim and Hasidim. Their representatives are working to free them." The claims of selective enforcement have been a recurring theme in the community, as The Zioneer previously reported.
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