A Haredi man says he was violently assaulted and robbed in a park about two and a half months ago, but cannot report the crime to police because he is classified as a draft deserter and fears arrest. He describes being sprayed with tear gas, beaten, and hospitalized, and says he suffers from nightmares. His account was shared in a personal message on Telegram.
A Haredi man described in a personal Telegram message sent to a journalist that about two and a half months ago he was violently attacked and robbed at night in an empty park. He says two young men sprayed him with tear gas, beat him severely, stole his money and equipment, and he was temporarily blinded and hospitalized with multiple stitches including near his eye. He was incapacitated for about a month and a half and says he still suffers from nightmares. The man states he is classified as a draft deserter (arick) and fears that reporting the attack to police could lead to his arrest, which he says he cannot afford as a married breadwinner. He says he has "made peace with it" and forgiven the attackers, but urges greater public awareness of the suffering of Haredi men who cannot seek police protection due to their military status. The account has not been independently verified. As The Zioneer reported earlier (June 23), similar tensions have surfaced in other Haredi-police incidents linked to draft enforcement, but this specific event is a separate, unreported case.
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