Israel Haredi Draft Protests
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An Israeli yeshiva council warned ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers to avoid airports and border crossings to evade arrest amid ongoing protests. Haredim have disrupted traffic and gathered outside a military prison following the jailing of a draft dodger. A prominent Haredi leader also criticized religious Zionists over war motivations.
Haredi draft dodgers should avoid airports, border crossings to evade arrest, yeshiva council warns
- An Israeli yeshiva council warned ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers to avoid airports and border crossings to evade arrest. - The warning comes ahead of the Tisha B'Av holiday and during the yeshiva semester break. - Recent anti-draft protests have seen demonstrators block roads and gather outside official residences.
Haredi protests continue as demonstrators block Jerusalem roads, gather outside of A-G's home
- Haredi ultra-Orthodox protesters disrupted traffic and refused police orders in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh. - Demonstrators also gathered outside the Attorney General's home, chanting slogans agains…
Hundreds of haredim protest outside military prison following draft dodger arrest
- Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men, primarily from the Gur Hassidic sect, protested outside a military prison against the jailing of a draft dodger. - The arrested man had sought an exemption fro…
Haredi leader attacks religious Zionists over 'wars not for Israel's protection,' calls it 'murder'
- Rabbi Dov Lando, a prominent Haredi leader, criticized religious Zionists for waging wars not intended for Israel's protection, calling it "incitement to murder." - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…