Commentator Shalom Yerushalmi reports that the hardline Jerusalem faction is planning a mass road blockade using thousands of cars traveling at 20-30 km/h, carrying anti-conscription posters and loudspeakers declaring 'we will never enlist'. The tactic differs from previous physical blockades by yeshiva students.
Commentator Shalom Yerushalmi reported on Wednesday morning that the hardline Jerusalem faction is planning a novel road-blockade tactic: a slow-moving convoy of thousands of cars traveling at 20-30 km/h, carrying anti-conscription posters and loudspeakers declaring 'we will never enlist'. According to Yerushalmi, the tactic is intended to create a total road blockade without the physical presence of yeshiva students on the roads, which has been the method in previous protests.
The Jerusalem faction has been at the center of ongoing protests against military conscription for Haredi men. As The Zioneer has reported, previous demonstrations involved activists blocking highways such as Highway 4 and Highway 1, leading to police confrontations and arrests. Commentators have debated the proportionality of police response, with some accusing selective enforcement.
It remains unclear whether the planned car convoy will materialize and what the police response might be. The protest is part of a broader campaign by the faction against the government's conscription policies.
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