Protesters are attempting to block access to Bnei Brak, according to a photographer. The incident follows weeks of Haredi and secular demonstrations over draft policy and road closures in the city.
A photographer documented protesters attempting to block a road at the entrance to Bnei Brak on Friday afternoon. The group's affiliation is not yet confirmed but the action follows weeks of protests in the Haredi city over IDF draft policy and counter-protests by secular activists. As The Zioneer reported Friday, secular activists blocked roads in Bnei Brak earlier Friday and clashed with Haredi demonstrators. The Haredi protest movement previously threatened to escalate if police disrupted their vehicle convoys (The Zioneer, Wednesday), and earlier this week extremist activists blocked the entrance to the Beit Lid military prison (Monday). At least one background item involves an emergency medical dispatch; no injuries are reported in this specific event.
8 developments
- DevelopingProtesters against anti-draft-evader demonstrations leave Bnei Brak
- DevelopingCounterprotest against Haredi traffic blockade begins in Bnei Brak
- DevelopingBnei Brak council member Yaakov Vider condemns anti-draft protesters blocking entrances
- DevelopingHaredi public warns it will not stay silent over planned Bnei Brak road blockade
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