The extremist Jerusalem Faction called on supporters to block the arrest of a Haredi draft evader, according to a single source. Protesters reportedly arrived at the scene, leading the military police to leave without making the arrest.
A single source reports that the Haredi extremist Jerusalem Faction (a group aligned with Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach) issued a call to its supporters overnight to prevent the arrest of a Haredi draft evader. Protesters arrived at the scene, and military police left without carrying out the arrest, according to the same source. The report is unverified and based on a single source. This incident follows several previous confrontations between Haredi protesters and law enforcement over the arrest of draft evaders, as The Zioneer has documented in recent weeks—including mass demonstrations in Ashdod, Gilat Junction, and Jerusalem. Whether the arrest was actually attempted and called off due to the protest, or the military police preemptively withdrew, is not yet clear.
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