Haredi anti-draft demonstrations are expected in several locations nationwide this evening after the IDF and police arrested another two yeshiva students on suspicion of draft dodging.
The Jerusalem Faction, a Haredi group known for its stormy protests against the conscription of ultra-Orthodox men, has called on its followers to gather at 4 p.m. for demonstrations in Bnei Brak and southern Israel.
Last night, traffic police detained Avraham Ben Dayan in southern Israel, then transferred him to the IDF Military Police after realizing he was evading conscription, the group says.
Military Police officers in Be’er Ya’akov arrested another yeshiva student, Eliyahu Kashi, also suspected of draft dodging. Officers entered his family’s home and took him into custody, the group claims.
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