Ultra-Orthodox Protest Erupts at IDF Recruitment Center Over Haredi Draft Day
Translated & summarized from Kikar HaShabbat by baba
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrated outside the Tel Hashomer IDF recruitment base on Sunday against a draft day for Haredi men. The IDF had tried to conceal the date to prevent disruptions, but the information was leaked, leading to organized protests. Police closed roads and managed traffic due to the illegal demonstration, urging the public to avoid the area.
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- Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrated at the Tel Hashomer IDF recruitment base on Sunday.
- The protest targeted a draft day for Haredi men joining combat support roles in the IDF.
- IDF attempted to keep the draft day secret to prevent disturbances, but information was leaked.
- Rabbis, including the Rebbe of Meshenot Ha'Rovim and Rabbi Binyahu Shmueli, participated in the protest.
- Flyers distributed in Haredi neighborhoods condemned the draft as an attack on Haredi Judaism.
- Police implemented traffic closures and managed the illegal demonstration in Kiryat Ono.
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrated outside the Tel Hashomer IDF recruitment base on Sunday morning, protesting a draft day designated for Haredi men joining combat support roles. Extremist elements reportedly obtained information about the draft day, which the IDF attempted to keep secret to prevent disturbances, and disseminated calls for protest. Among the rabbis participating in the demonstrations were the Rebbe of Meshenot Ha'Rovim and Rabbi Binyahu Shmueli, head of the Nehar Shalom Yeshiva. Flyers distributed in Haredi neighborhoods in recent days decried the draft as a "terrible decree of annihilation" aimed at destroying Haredi Judaism and accused the "Zionist evil regime" of hunting yeshiva students and married scholars. The flyers urged "tens of thousands of Israel's children" to gather at the "gates of hell" to protest the "soul murderers" targeting young Haredi men. Police deployed additional forces to maintain order and implemented traffic closures around the recruitment center in Kiryat Ono. The police stated the gathering was an illegal demonstration and advised drivers to avoid the area, rerouting traffic on Yaakov Dori Street. The protest caused significant traffic disruptions in the vicinity of Tel Hashomer and Kiryat Ono.
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