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Beitar Illit Mayor Warns of Wider Ultra-Orthodox Protests Over Draft Arrests

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First reported by Calcalist · Jun 24, 2026

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Beitar Illit Mayor Meir Rubinstein said this week’s convoy protest against arrests of draft-avoidant yeshiva students is only the start of a larger ultra-Orthodox campaign. He urged mass street pressure, compared it to the 2023 Kaplan protests, and rejected reliance on courts or politicians.

01Rubinstein said the convoy protest was only the beginning of a broader campaign.
02He urged ultra-Orthodox Israelis to flood the streets to stop draft arrests.
03He compared the struggle to the 2023 anti-judicial overhaul protests.
04He criticized the justice system and attorney general as harsh and one-sided.
05He said the community seeks a return to the long-standing status quo, not violence.

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