Radical Haredim Block Major Highway in Protest Over Draft Dodgers' Arrests
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Radical ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked Highway 4 near Yavne on October 18, causing traffic jams. The demonstration protested the arrest of two yeshiva students evading military service. The protest was organized by followers of Rabbi Tzvi Friedman's "Peleg Yerushalmi" movement.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Radical ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked Highway 4 near Yavne on October 18.
- The protest was against the arrest of two yeshiva students evading military service.
- The demonstration caused significant traffic jams.
- The protest was organized by followers of Rabbi Tzvi Friedman's "Peleg Yerushalmi" movement.
On the morning of October 18, radical ultra-Orthodox protesters blocked traffic on Highway 4 in both directions near the Yavne interchange. The demonstration was held to protest the arrest of two yeshiva students who had evaded mandatory military service. The protest caused significant traffic jams.
The organizers of the demonstration were identified as followers of Rabbi Tzvi Friedman, a radical faction within the ultra-Orthodox "Peleg Yerushalmi" movement.
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