A young Haredi man volunteering with Magen David Adom (MDA) said he was shouted at and cursed by an elderly woman while on a shift at a hospital in central Israel. The woman accused him and his fellow volunteer of supporting Prime Minister Netanyahu and being draft dodgers, despite their volunteer service. The volunteer attributed the hostility to what he described as 'poisonous channels'.
This personal account, shared with The Zioneer, describes an incident at a hospital in central Israel where a young Haredi volunteer with Magen David Adom (MDA) and his colleague were confronted by an elderly woman. The woman reportedly shouted at them, accusing them of supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his family, and of being draft dodgers, despite their volunteer service. The volunteer, who asked to remain anonymous, stated that the woman's behavior was influenced by what he called 'poison channels' [ערוצי תרעלה].
The incident reflects ongoing social tensions in Israeli society, particularly between secular and Haredi communities, and around the issue of military service. As The Zioneer has previously reported, religious reservists and Haredi recruitment workers have faced harassment and criticism. In one earlier account, a religious reservist accompanying his mother to chemotherapy was insulted by a secular woman at Tel Hashomer hospital. In another, a Haredi recruitment worker said arrests of draft evaders were damaging enlistment efforts.
The MDA volunteer's account underscores the personal toll of societal divisions, even as volunteers serve the public. The details of the incident have not been independently verified, but the volunteer's description is consistent with similar reports.
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