Ultra-Orthodox Protests Planned for Jerusalem and Gush Dan
Translated & summarized from Mignews by baba
The ultra-Orthodox movement "Peleg Yerushalmi" announced protests in Jerusalem and Gush Dan for October 8, protesting the renewed arrests of draft-evading students. Spiritual leader Rabbi Azriel Auerbach urged followers to demonstrate against the detentions, which the group calls a "humiliation of the Torah." The protests follow recent arrests and a shift in IDF policy to resume active searches for deserters. Organizers expect hundreds of participants, potentially causing traffic disruptions.
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- Ultra-Orthodox movement "Peleg Yerushalmi" announced protests for October 8 in Jerusalem and Gush Dan.
- Protests target renewed arrests of yeshiva students evading military service.
- Spiritual leader Rabbi Azriel Auerbach called for public demonstrations.
- The group considers the arrests a "humiliation of the Torah."
- Organizers expect hundreds of participants, potentially causing traffic jams.
The radical ultra-Orthodox movement "Peleg Yerushalmi" has announced large-scale demonstrations to be held in Jerusalem and the Gush Dan region on Thursday, October 8, starting at 4:00 PM. The protests are a response to the renewed arrests of yeshiva and kollel students who evade military service. According to the organizers, military forces have recently detained several students, and the community leadership has allegedly abandoned them. The movement's spiritual leader, Rabbi Azriel Auerbach, called on followers to take to the streets to protest the arrests and the silence of community officials, describing the imprisonment of students as a "humiliation of the Torah."
The decision to hold the demonstrations follows recent incidents, including the detention of draft evaders in Eilat and Beersheba. The Ministry of Justice and the IDF had previously confirmed a return to actively searching for and detaining deserters in October, after a period where the army focused on border crossings. Specific locations for the marches and road closures have not yet been announced. Previous similar protests by the group involved blocking major transportation routes during peak hours, causing significant traffic jams. Organizers anticipate hundreds of supporters will participate, making this round of demonstrations more substantial.
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