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Draft Dodger Arrested at Wedding Celebration, Haredi Parties Demand Release
Military police arrested yeshiva student Yaari Lieberman on Sunday while he was on his way to a wedding celebration, reportedly using his phone's geolocation. The Shas party and Agudat Yisrael chairman MK Yitzhak Goldknopf condemned the arrest, demanding Lieberman's release.
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What happened
- 01Yeshiva student Yaari Lieberman was arrested by military police on his way to a wedding celebration.
- 02Journalists suggest Lieberman was located using his mobile phone's geolocation.
- 03The Shas party condemned the arrest and demanded the groom's immediate release.
- 04MK Yitzhak Goldknopf called the arrest a "new low" in the persecution of Torah scholars.
- 05This is Lieberman's second attempted arrest in recent weeks.
- 06A previous attempt to arrest Lieberman was thwarted by a crowd of Haredi individuals.
This marks Lieberman's second attempted arrest in recent weeks, following a previous incident where a crowd prevented his capture.
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