A violent brawl broke out Wednesday evening between secular passersby and Haredi protesters at a demonstration, according to reports. The clash is the latest in a series of confrontations during protests over the arrest of draft evaders.
Wednesday evening saw another violent confrontation in the wave of Haredi protests against the arrest of draft evaders, now involving secular passersby. A severe brawl broke out between secular passersby and Haredi demonstrators at a protest location, according to a single report. No injuries, arrests, or locations have been detailed.
This follows a series of clashes reported earlier on Wednesday and in recent days. At 17:26 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported altercations between Gur Hasidic followers and passersby in Arad, and a separate incident in Raed involving a convoy of vehicles. Earlier versions of the thread documented a physical altercation between a Haredi man and a secular individual during a protest convoy in Arad, and an initial report of a secular individual assaulting a Haredi man on one of the convoys. The thread's source quality has remained at a single report across all versions, with no official confirmation yet.
The broader context includes several documented incidents of violence related to these protests. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, a brawl at the Ganot Interchange left one person unconscious. On Wednesday at 17:33 Jerusalem, footage emerged of shoving and punches between Haredi protesters and drivers. Additional background from The Zioneer's coverage includes police use of batons against Haredi protesters in Jerusalem on June 17, and a journalist's allegation of excessive police force the same evening. A separate incident on June 10 in Abu Kabir saw police clashing with protesters, with one arrest.
Further details — including the exact location, any casualties, and whether police intervened — remain unconfirmed.
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- StrongNew footage shows police beating Haredi protesters with batons at Jerusalem demonstration
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