Police set up roadblocks around Zichron Yaakov on Tuesday evening after extremist Haredi protesters attempted to reach the home of Police Commissioner Danny Levi, according to reports. Only residents were allowed into the town; one vehicle carrying protesters was stopped at the entrance and turned back.
Police set up roadblocks around Zichron Yaakov on Tuesday evening after extremist Haredi protesters attempted to reach the home of Police Commissioner Danny Levi, according to journalist Eli Hirschman. Only residents were allowed into the town; one vehicle carrying protesters was stopped at the entrance and turned back.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Tuesday evening, dozens of Haredi protesters had gathered outside Levi's home, after police prevented them from entering the town, relocating the protest to a nearby junction. The current report details the attempted approach by a separate group of extremists, which was blocked at the town's entrance.
The protest is part of ongoing extremist Haredi demonstrations against arrests of draft evaders, a week after activists blocked the Beit Lid military prison and a month of unrest in multiple cities.
3 developments
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- DevelopingConcern grows for Police Chief Danny Levi amid Haredi unrest near Zichron Yaakov
- DevelopingHaredi protesters block bus carrying soldiers near Jerusalem, police intervene
- StrongHaredi protesters block highways, halt trains across central Israel
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