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Thursday, June 5, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, June 5, 2025
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators block Route 4, protesting arrest of draft dodger
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDozens of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators from the extremist Jerusalem Faction block Route 4 in Bnei Brak, protesting the arrest of a yeshiva student who avoided military recruitment.
Police are on the scene trying to clear the protesters.
Meir Borochov, 20, was sentenced to 20 days in military prison after his arrest at Ben Gurion Airport for avoiding military service on the eve of the Shavuot festival, according to Hebrew media reports.
עשרות מפגינים מהפלג הירושלמי חוסמים את כביש 4 בכניסה לבני באק, במחאה על מעצרו של מאיר בורוכוב שלא התייצב בלשכת הגיוס pic.twitter.com/Bn49bbL6E8
— שילה פריד???????? (@shilofreid) June 5, 2025
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