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Sunday, October 22, 2017
Female police officer investigated for kicking ultra-Orthodox protesters
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Police Investigations Department summons a female officer for questioning on suspicion of assault after she was filmed kicking Haredi protesters during an anti-conscription demonstration last week.
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters launched major protests against the arrest of draft-dodging community members Thursday, capping a week of road-blocking actions and scuffles with the police.
Dozens of Haredi demonstrators on Thursday afternoon blocked Jerusalem’s Shabbat Square, a key intersection leading to several ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods in the capital. Police said protesters there burned trash and pushed it into the street.
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