Haredi extremists demonstrate outside Military Police chief’s home, 2 weeks after breaking into it

Ultra-Orthodox extremists demonstrated outside the home of Military Police Chief Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin in Ashkelon on Thursday night, two weeks after breaching his residence while rioting over the arrests of yeshiva students for evading mandatory military conscription.

The IDF said it “strongly condemns” the protests and that the Military Police “will continue to carry out its missions and operate according to the law.”

“The IDF strongly condemns any attempt to harm members of the security forces and their family members, and will continue to support Brig. Gen. Yuval Yamin, who is carrying out his duties faithfully,” the military said in a statement.

Footage of Thursday’s demonstration showed a small group of Haredi men protesting outside of Yamin’s home, then scrambling to avoid police. The Ynet outlet reported that one demonstrator was detained by police and released a short while later.

The protest follows one that took place at Yamin’s home on April 28, as part of nationwide demonstrations organized by the Haredi extremist Jerusalem Faction against the arrests of ultra-Orthodox men for draft evasion. In that incident, the military said the extremists broke into Yamin’s home “while his family was inside.” Yamin himself was not at home at the time.

Police said in a statement that the rioters “trespassed into the yard, acted violently, and disrupted the routine of life in the area.” Police later announced that 25 suspects, among them minors, were arrested.

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Senior officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, denounced the ultra-Orthodox extremists at the time.

“I strongly condemn the unbridled and violent attack against the chief Military Police officer and demand that firm action be taken against those involved,” Netanyahu said in a terse statement.

Katz similarly said at the time that he “strongly” condemned the incident, calling the extremists “a group of violent criminals who must be brought to justice with the full severity of the law.”

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir “strongly condemn[ed] the attack” in April, saying in a statement that “harm to security personnel and their families constitutes the crossing of a dangerous red line.”

“This is a grave incident, and decisive action is required by all law enforcement and security authorities to bring those involved to justice,” Zamir added.

Responding to those condemnations, the Jerusalem Faction said: “Red lines have been crossed; leave the Torah students alone.”

Sam Sokol contributed to this report.