A truck driver deliberately blocked a vehicle convoy on Route 38 on Wednesday afternoon, the driver's own social media says. The convoy was organized by Haredi protesters; the driver stated he acted to uphold 'Torah honor.' Police were on scene; no arrests or injuries were immediately reported.
A truck driver blocked a Haredi protest convoy on Route 38 on Wednesday afternoon, according to the driver's own posts on social media. The convoy, organized by Haredi activists, was apparently heading toward the Beit Shemesh area as part of an ongoing protest campaign against arrests of yeshiva students who do not enlist in the IDF — a wider movement that has seen slow-roll protests on Highway 1 and blockades at junctions around the country over the past week. The driver stated he acted to uphold 'Torah honor,' and images from the scene show the truck positioned across the roadway, halting the convoy's advance. Police arrived but no arrests or injuries were reported as of late afternoon. The incident underscores the bitter social tensions that have fueled weeks of protests by Haredi drivers and counter-protests by secular activists. As The Zioneer reported on Monday, Kfar Yona's mayor organized a human chain to block a similar Haredi convoy, deploying the same protest tactic.
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