The 'Jerusalem Faction' of the Haredi community blocked Highway 4 in both directions at the Givat Shmuel interchange on Wednesday morning to protest the arrest of draft evaders, according to i24NEWS. Police used smoke grenades and arrested five protesters; several wounded were evacuated to a hospital.
Around 09:46 Jerusalem time Wednesday, activists from the extremist 'Jerusalem Faction' of the Haredi community blocked Highway 4 in both directions at the Givat Shmuel interchange, protesting the arrest of draft deserters. Police deployed smoke grenades to disperse the crowd and arrested five protesters; an unspecified number of wounded were evacuated to a hospital, i24NEWS reported. The demonstration is the latest in a series of Haredi protests against military draft enforcement that have escalated over the past week, including road blockades in Ashdod, Jerusalem, and multiple highway junctions, as The Zioneer has reported. Earlier Wednesday, reports emerged that three grandsons of Shas party chairman Aryeh Deri have been classified as draft evaders.
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- StrongDrivers lose patience, attack Haredi protesters on Highway 4
- StrongHaredim block Jerusalem road in protest over draft dodger arrest report
- DevelopingHaredi protests spread to multiple cities after draft dodger arrests
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