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Shas Party Accuses Government Legal Advisor and Kaplan Protestors of Inciting Ultra-Orthodox Demonstrations
The Shas party accused activists from the Kaplan anti-government protest movement and the Attorney General of orchestrating and funding radical Haredi demonstrations. The accusations followed a protest on Thursday where hundreds of demonstrators blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak, leading to clashes with police and the arrest of three suspects for allegedly assaulting officers.
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What happened
- 01The Shas party accused Kaplan protest movement activists of funding radical Haredi demonstrations to destabilize the right-wing bloc.
- 02Hundreds of Haredi protesters blocked Highway 4 near Bnei Brak on Thursday, leading to clashes with law enforcement.
- 03Police arrested three suspects during the Bnei Brak demonstration on suspicion of assaulting police officers before reopening the highway.
- 04Shas accused the Attorney General and military police of election interference by resuming the arrests of Haredi draft dodgers.
- 05Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman vowed that all road blockers would be jailed and draft dodgers penalized by October 27.
- 06Democratic Party Chairman Yair Golan described the Haredi protesters as militias attacking the public and threatening Israel's democratic nature.
- 07Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yesh! party, stated that draft dodgers have become masters of the house under the current government.
Shas claimed that the Attorney General's decision to resume arrests of Haredi draft dodgers, alongside funding from Kaplan movement activists, was a deliberate attempt to harm the right-wing bloc and interfere in the election system. The party emphasized that these violent demonstrations do not represent the broader Haredi public and constitute a desecration of God's name that harms efforts to regulate the status of Torah scholars.
Opposition leaders strongly criticized both the protests and the government's handling of draft evasion. Yisrael Beiteinu Chairman Avigdor Lieberman vowed to jail road blockers and penalize draft dodgers, while Democratic Party Chairman Yair Golan described the protesters as violent militias threatening Israel's democratic nature. Gadi Eisenkot, chairman of the Yesh! party, criticized the government for rewarding draft evasion at the expense of serving citizens.
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