Ex-general assailed as a ‘traitor’ as Haredi demonstrators attack event for ultra-Orthodox draftees

Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters descend on a conference in central Jerusalem about special tracks for Haredim to draft into the Israel Defense Forces.

Some of the demonstrators block the way of a cab carrying the event’s organizers, kicking and shouting and spitting at them as they leave, footage shows.

At one point, protesters chase after a Haredi man who is accused of supporting the effort to enlist ultra-Orthodox men, according to reports. Police who intervene to protect the man are called “Nazis” and “murderers” by the demonstrators.

Among those assailed at is Brig. Gen. Ofer Winter, who gave a presentation at the event. As he leaves, he’s surrounded by protesters, who call him a “traitor to the Jewish nation.”

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The demonstrators are affiliated with the extremist Jerusalem Faction.

Yoaz Hendel, of the Reservists party, calls the violent demonstration “a disgrace that has no place in the State of Israel.”

“Draft dodgers get backing, while those who enlist are given the cold shoulder,” he writes.

“Where is the national security minister? Where is the prime minister? Where is [Finance Minister] Bezalel Smotrich,” he asks, adding that the latter is “afraid” of Haredi political activists.