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Girl lightly hurt in ultra-Orthodox protest against defense minister
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn 8-year-old girl is lightly hurt from a thrown rock during an ultra-Orthodox protest by against Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman in Jerusalem.
Liberman visited the Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem for a condolence call to a well-known ultra-Orthodox healthcare activist.
As news of his arrival in the neighborhood spread, crowds of residents gathered around the home he was visiting, causing his security detail to summon police.
When the officers arrived, some onlookers began throwing rocks at them.
The 8-year-old girl was hit by a rock.
Mea Shearim is home to many members of various ultra-Orthodox groups that have expressed violent opposition to the growing phenomenon of young men of their community choosing to enlist in the IDF.
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