A protest is underway at Prison 10 in Jerusalem's Russian Compound, according to reporter Avi Moskov. The demonstration follows the arrest of a yeshiva graduate associated with Be'er BaTalmud, a hardline Haredi institution. The arrest and protest occur amid ongoing tensions over military conscription exemptions and a broader crackdown on draft-dodging activists.
Reporter Avi Moskov reported a protest currently taking place at Prison 10 in the Russian Compound in Jerusalem, in response to the arrest of a graduate of the hardline Haredi yeshiva Be'er BaTalmud. The detained individual, described as an 'avrech' (married yeshiva student), was reportedly taken into custody earlier in the day.
The arrest and the resulting protest are the latest incidents in a continuous series of confrontations between parts of the ultra-Orthodox community and Israeli authorities over military conscription. As The Zioneer previously reported (June 12), a different Haredi student was released following public pressure, and another extremist known as 'Kut' was freed near Abu Kabir prison on June 10. Those releases followed protests by hardline factions opposed to the draft.
The current situation at Prison 10 is developing, and no further details on the rally's size or any immediate police response have been reported yet.
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