Eli Hirshman, N12's Haredi affairs correspondent, reports that Haredi protesters are demonstrating outside Prison 10 again this morning, protesting the arrest of draft evaders. The protest is the latest in a series of similar demonstrations that have taken place across the country over the past week.
Haredi protesters are demonstrating outside Prison 10 again on Friday morning, according to Channel 12 Haredi affairs correspondent Eli Hirshman. The protest targets the arrest of draft evaders, continuing a wave of demonstrations by ultra-Orthodox groups against military conscription enforcement.
The protest follows a series of other actions this week: on Wednesday, thousands of Gur Hasidim gathered outside the same prison, where counter-protesters in soldier pants confronted them. Earlier in the week, extremist Haredi groups demonstrated at the Beit Lid military base, and Lithuanian Haredi factions announced plans for a major convoy protest. On June 12, hundreds of protesters blocked police in Ashdod to prevent an arrest.
The protests have been driven by anger over the detention of yeshiva students who refuse conscription orders, a long-running political and social flashpoint in Israel. No arrests or disruptions have been reported in this morning's protest.
4 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
- DevelopingHaredi protests spread to multiple cities after draft dodger arrests
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