Prison 10
Israeli-media coverage mentioning Prison 10, translated into English and compared across sources. 48 recent stories.
IDF to Build Haredi Training Base in Jordan Valley Amid Draft Crisis
The IDF will build a Haredi training base in the Jordan Valley for all ultra-Orthodox service tracks, at a cost of tens of millions of shekels. The announcement followed mass prot…
Kfar Yona mayor demands prison relocation after mass protests disrupt city life
Kfar Yona Mayor Albert Tayeb has demanded that Military Prison 10 be moved out of the city after repeated large protests disrupted residents' lives. He says the demonstrations hav…
Police officer who kicked Haredi protester’s head questioned and released
A police officer filmed kicking a Haredi protester’s head was questioned by Internal Investigations and released, while another video review found no offense. The case stems from…
Gur Hasidic leader in Arad urges calm after violent street clash
The Gur Hasidic rabbi in Arad, Mordechai Chaim Volkovitz, urged calm after a violent clash on Wednesday between secular residents and Hasidim. He told followers not to answer insu…
Pro-Giving-Conscription Groups Threaten to Block Bnei Brak After Mass Haredi Protest
A day after a mass Haredi car protest against arrests of Torah students, Ayelet HaShachar Seydof of Mothers on the Front threatened to block Bnei Brak before Shabbat. The article…
Hundreds of Haredi Protesters Clash with Police After Routine Traffic Ticket at Maccabim Checkpoint
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters clashed with police at the Maccabim checkpoint after a routine traffic ticket for a draft evader triggered the community’s alert system. The…
Rabbi Shmuel Betzalel Tells Military Prisoners Their Only “Offense” Is Torah Study
Rabbi Shmuel Betzalel, head of Porat Yosef yeshiva, addressed yeshiva students and scholars held in Military Prison 10 through loudspeakers at the prison entrance. He said their o…
Violence erupts on Route 1 during ultra-Orthodox protest convoy
A violent confrontation broke out Wednesday on Route 1 during an ultra-Orthodox protest convoy against yeshiva enlistment. After a driver damaged a protest vehicle and slammed a d…
Amplified songs and detainees’ names read aloud near Prison 10
On Wednesday, a truck with powerful speakers was placed near Prison 10 and used to broadcast songs of encouragement to detainees. The names of yeshiva students held there for stud…
Netanyahu Promises Fast Track for Ultra-Orthodox Draft-Related Bills After Voting Boycott
Netanyahu told ultra-Orthodox parties that draft-related legislation will move quickly next week, after their voting boycott forced the Knesset to cancel a session. Legal official…
Truck Driver Hits Car of 'The Patriots' Panelist Amid Ultra-Orthodox Protest Disruptions
On Wednesday, a truck driver hit the car of Yaki Adamker during an ultra-Orthodox protest that blocked major highways. The protest began at 4:00 p.m., triggered severe traffic jam…
Haredi protesters block Highway 1; Goldknopf aide filmed using siren
Haredi protesters briefly blocked Highway 1 after exiting vehicles in a convoy headed toward Prison 10. Later, the driver of MK Yitzhak Goldknopf was filmed using his vehicle’s si…
Ultra-Orthodox Protest Convoys Headed Toward Prison Prompt Major Road Disruptions
Ultra-Orthodox protest convoys against draft-evader arrests caused major traffic disruptions across Israel on Wednesday. Organizers later said the convoys would not reach Prison 1…
Bnei Brak mayor demands return to longstanding draft exemptions for yeshiva students
Bnei Brak Mayor Chanoch Zeibert joined an ultra-Orthodox protest convoy to Prison 10 against the arrest of draft dodgers. He said the protests will continue until the long-standin…
Ultra-Orthodox Convoys Begin Protest Against Military Draft, Headed for Prison 10
Ultra-Orthodox protesters launched car convoys across Israel in a demonstration against military draft. They plan to drive slowly to Prison 10 near Kfar Yona, circle it, and retur…
Released Activist Welcomed Home with Fruit Tray and Defiant Anti-Draft Message
Hezkel Drutman, a HaPeleg activist suspected of assaulting a police detective, was released home Tuesday night after several court-ordered detention extensions. Supporters welcome…
Shas MK: Conscription Bill Is Blocking Us, We Won't Be a Rubber Stamp
Shas MK Moshe Abutbul said his party wants to stay in the coalition but is frustrated that the promised conscription bill remains stalled. He defended Torah study, criticized army…
Massive Ultra-Orthodox protest convoy expected to paralyze roads across Israel
A large ultra-Orthodox convoy protest is due to begin at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday and could cause major traffic chaos across Israel. Police, Netivei Israel and Magen David Adom have al…
Bnei Brak Mayor Says Kaplan Protesters Set the Example for Haredi Demonstrations
Bnei Brak Mayor Hanoch Zeibert defended the planned Haredi car convoy protest and said Kaplan activists taught the Haredi public how to demonstrate. The protest is due Wednesday a…
Gerrer Rebbe Sends His Driver to Join Mass Protest Convoy
The Gerrer Rebbe, on the way to follow-up eye treatment at Medical Center in Tel Aviv, told his personal driver to join a major car protest. The gesture was presented as backing f…
Legal Officials Say Bill to Halt Haredi Draft Evader Arrests Has No Legal Standing
Legal officials said coalition-backed legislation to stop arrests of Haredi draft evaders is unlikely to pass legal muster or withstand High Court review. The issue follows a meet…
Haredi protest leaders threaten nationwide roadblocks if convoy is blocked
Leaders of the anti-arrest protest for Haredi draft dodgers threatened to block roads nationwide if police stop their convoy to Military Prison 10. Police approved the convoy from…
Mass Orthodox protest convoy planned from 19 cities amid draft exemption dispute
Hardline Orthodox groups plan a protest convoy Thursday at about 4:00 p.m. from 19 cities nationwide, with road disruptions and a parallel march toward military prisons. The move…
Haredi Panel Erupts Over Protest Violence and Rivlin's Call to 'Beat Up' Demonstrators
A Haredi current-affairs panel on Kikar Hashabbat debated police violence against ultra-Orthodox protesters, the Haredi parties' standoff with Netanyahu, and the Supreme Court bat…
Traffic police arrest Haredi student on Route 6 amid wave of draft-evasion detentions
Traffic police arrested Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Dubdavni on Route 6 on Tuesday for alleged draft evasion. The arrest comes amid a wider wave of detentions and planned ultra-Orthodox…
Goldknopf asks police to investigate former Arad mayor over ‘urban intifada’ remark
United Torah Judaism leader Yitzhak Goldknopf asked police to investigate former Arad mayor Nisan Ben Hamo over his call for an “urban intifada” against Haredi residents. The rema…
Gur Hasid Freed From Military Jail to Celebratory Welcome, New Slow-Car Protest Planned
Yechiel Kotiner of the Gur Hasidic movement was released from military prison after six days and greeted with celebrations in Ashdod. His release followed a medical exemption and…
Hundreds Attend Chumash Celebrations Across Hasidic Courts in Bnei Brak and Netanya
Hasidic communities in Bnei Brak, Netanya, and elsewhere held Chumash celebrations and related gatherings for young students. The roundup also noted major court events, a $3.5 mil…
Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Clash with Police at Beit Lid Military Prison
Dozens of extremist ultra-Orthodox protesters gathered at Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid to oppose the arrest of draft evaders. They were filmed clashing with security forces at t…
Bnei Brak-style welcome in Beitar Illit marks release of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders
Beitar Illit held a festive parade Sunday for ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students freed from military prison after arrests for draft evasion. Similar welcoming events and protests hav…
Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef Blames Trump’s Shift on Draft Efforts Against Yeshiva Students
Former Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef said Donald Trump’s criticism of Israel was caused by crackdowns on yeshiva students. His remarks came as thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters…
Haredi crowds greet released draft evaders outside military prison, while protests spread to Jerusalem
Ultra-Orthodox protesters gathered outside Military Prison 10 at Beit Lid to celebrate the release of draft evaders Aviel Cohen and Nahman Toldano. Overnight protests against arre…
Kfar Yona Says Thousands-Strong Protest Paralyzed the City
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters near Prison 10 on Wednesday paralyzed Kfar Yona and caused heavy traffic and damage. Mayor Albert Taib said the city was effectively shut do…
Emergency Gathering in Bnei Brak as Sephardi Torah Leaders Rally for Mass Protest
Sephardi Torah leaders held an emergency meeting in Bnei Brak and are preparing a mass rally on Saturday night. The move comes after violent protests in Jerusalem, the release of…
Protest Outside Military Prison Turns to Celebration After Yeshiva Student Is Released
Hundreds gathered outside Military Prison 10 near Beit Lid to protest the arrest of yeshiva student Aviel Cohen, but the rally turned to celebration when his release was announced…
Hundreds of Yeshiva Students Rally Outside Military Prison After Abarich Arrest
Hundreds of Be'er BaTalmud yeshiva students protested outside Military Prison 10 on Thursday over the arrest of Aviel Cohen, who was detained earlier in the week in southern Israe…
Jerusalem light rail halted as ultra-Orthodox protests continue outside military prison
Ultra-Orthodox protests against the draft blocked Jerusalem’s light rail on Monday and continued outside Military Prison 10 near Beit Lid. Police also cleared a surprise road bloc…
Shas MK Visits Prison 10 Amid Arrests of Haredi Draft Evaders
Shas MK Moshe Abutbul visited Prison 10 on Thursday and met about 10 detainees, saying the party is backing them and working to halt the arrests. The visit followed protests over…
Massive Gur protest outside Prison 10 highlights anti-arrest anger
A major Gur Hasidic rally was held opposite Prison 10 after arrests of yeshiva students, including one from Gur. The gathering, led by the Gur Rebbe, drew thousands and was manage…
Shas attacks police over ultra-Orthodox draft protests, after officer suspended
Shas lawmaker Michael Malkieli accused police of brutalizing ultra-Orthodox protesters after demonstrations over military enlistment, and said the force was ignoring other crime…
Coalition Eyes Rapid Draft-Law Rewrite as Knesset Legal Adviser Objects
The coalition wants to fast-track a rewritten enlistment bill that would keep only the draft-evader release clause, but the Knesset legal adviser opposes it. Meanwhile, ultra-Orth…
Protest by Gur in Front of Prison 10 Captured in Photos
A photo gallery shows a Gur protest outside Prison 10. The images are credited to Tal Gal of Flash90 and focus on the barbed-wire perimeter.
Police watchdog opens probe after officer filmed kicking ultra-Orthodox protester
Israel’s Police Internal Investigations Department is reviewing footage of an officer kicking an ultra-Orthodox protester during demonstrations in Bnei Brak. The officer was suspe…
Ultra-Orthodox Groups Threaten Coke Boycott Over Channel 12 Coverage
Ultra-Orthodox activists are calling for a boycott of Coca-Cola and other brands owned by Dudi Wertheim, the controlling shareholder of Channel 12. They say the move is retaliatio…
Rabbi Shneur Ashkenazi Shares His Untold Personal Encounter With the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Rabbi Shneur Ashkenazi and Rabbi Nati Rosengarten recorded a podcast for Kikar HaShabbat on Gimmel Tammuz, the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s yahrzeit. Ashkenazi revealed an untold personal…
Thousands of Gur Hasidim Protest Near Beit Lid Military Prison; Rebbe Joins Rarely
Thousands of Gur Hasidim protested outside Military Prison 10 in Beit Lid on Wednesday over the arrest of a community draft evader. Gur Rebbe Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter attended unu…
Jerusalem Faction Spokesman Blames Nova Massacre on “Fornication and Idolatry”
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem Faction members blocked Prison 10 on Wednesday to protest draft evaders’ arrests, prompting IDF deployment. During a Kan Reshet Bet interview…
Haredi daily runs front page protest against arresting draft evaders
HaModiah devoted its Wednesday front page to a rare rabbinic declaration against the arrest of draft evaders, after a Gur Hasidic man was detained at the enlistment office. Senior…