Haredi demonstrators blocked a bus carrying IDF soldiers on a highway near Jerusalem Wednesday afternoon, according to journalist Itai Gal-On. Footage shows the protest, part of ongoing draft-equality demonstrations. Police arrived to clear the road.
Haredi anti-draft protesters blocked a bus carrying IDF soldiers on a highway near Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon, journalist Itai Gal-On reported. Video footage posted by Gal-On shows demonstrators standing in front of the bus, preventing its movement. The protest is part of a broader campaign by ultra-Orthodox activists against the government's plan to draft Haredi yeshiva students into military service. Police were seen arriving at the scene to disperse the blockade. The incident echoes previous clashes between Haredi protesters and Israeli security forces over the draft, which has been a flashpoint in Israel's coalition politics. As The Zioneer previously reported, such protests have escalated in recent months, with roads being blocked intermittently in central Israel and near Jerusalem.
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