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Thursday, August 14, 2025
Extremist Haredi sect members burn IDF conscription orders, briefly try to break into military prison
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
As the car of Rabbi Dov Lando, the spiritual leader of the ultra-Orthodox Degel HaTorah party, leaves this evening’s prayer rally for detained draft evaders outside the Beit Lid military prison, members of the hardline Jerusalem Faction scream “no to quotas and no to targets,” expressing opposition to any compromise on the issue of enlistment.
As the car of Rabbi Dov Lando leaves this evening’s prayer rally for detained draft evaders outside the Beit Lid military prison members of the hardline Jerusalem Faction scream “no to quotas and no to targets,” expressing opposition to any compromise on the issue of enlistment. pic.twitter.com/OnK7HtJVV1
— Sam Sokol (@SamuelSokol) August 14, 2025
After attempting to push their way through a line of police guarding the Beit Lid military prison, members of the hardline group burn and rip up conscription orders. They then begin dancing and chanting anti-army slogans.
“We won’t give up on even one Haredi,” protesters yell outside the prison. “Gevalt!”
Only moments after attempting to push their way through a line of police guarding the Beit Lid military prison, members of the hardline Jerusalem Faction burn and rip up conscription orders. They then begin dancing and chanting anti-army slogans. pic.twitter.com/5ZViFLW7uC
— Sam Sokol (@SamuelSokol) August 14, 2025
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