United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush addressed journalists at the departure point of a vehicle convoy in Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon, protesting the arrest of draft evaders. "The situation is getting worse, so of course we must protest," Porush said, according to journalist Eli Hirschman.
United Torah Judaism MK Meir Porush joined the ongoing Haredi protest campaign against the arrest of draft evaders on Wednesday afternoon, delivering a statement at the departure point of a vehicle convoy in Jerusalem. According to journalist Eli Hirschman, Porush said, "The situation is getting worse, so of course we must protest."
The convoy protests, which began earlier this month, have spread across multiple cities, causing traffic disruptions. Porush has been a vocal critic of police protest-dispersal tactics; on June 17, he called for the police commissioner and officers involved in a dispersal to resign, accusing them of violent conduct he compared to Turkey and Iran.
The Haredi-led demonstrations follow military police arrests of draft evaders from the community. The convoy departing Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon is one of several that have set out across the country, a pattern The Zioneer has reported since June 10.
3 developments
- DevelopingMK Goldknopf: Government is arresting draft evaders 'who have done no wrong'
- StrongShas MKs, rabbi join Haredi protest rally outside military prison over draft-evader arrest
- DevelopingUTJ MK Meir Porush calls for police chief and officers involved to resign over protest dispersal
- DevelopingM.K. Porush urges PM to stop arresting Haredi draft evaders, citing lack of prison space
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