Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Clash With Police Over Draft Dodger Arrest
Translated & summarized from Haaretz by baba
Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrated in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh on Sunday following the arrest of a draft evader. Demonstrators blocked roads and clashed with police, who used stun grenades. The military police had previously failed to arrest the individual due to intervention by protesters.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Ultra-Orthodox protesters demonstrated in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh on Sunday.
- Protesters blocked the Jerusalem light rail and roads in Beit Shemesh.
- Police used stun grenades to disperse demonstrators in Jerusalem.
- Demonstrators reportedly threw stones at police officers.
- Two protesters were allegedly injured by a concrete barrier.
- Military police had previously failed to arrest the individual.
Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators protested in Jerusalem on Sunday evening following the arrest of a draft evader. The protesters blocked the light rail line on Hayim Bar Lev Boulevard, and police used stun grenades to disperse them. Police reported that the demonstrators threw stones at officers, while the protesters claimed two individuals were injured in their legs by a concrete barrier they attempted to move, without police presence at the time.
Another protest against the arrest occurred in Beit Shemesh, where demonstrators also blocked roads, set fire to trash cans, and threw stones at police, according to authorities. The military police had previously attempted to arrest the draft evader last month in Modi'in but failed when hundreds of protesters intervened.
