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Sunday, June 11, 2023
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Sunday, June 11, 2023
Haredi protesters against Jerusalem Light Rail block road in capital
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Haredi protesters against the light rail construction on Bar Ilan Street in Jerusalem, June 11, 2023. (Israel Police/ Screenshot)
A group of Haredi protesters rallying against the construction of a new light rail line in Jerusalem are blocking roads and causing damage to the construction site, say police.
Police say they are working to reopen the road, and prevent any damage while allowing a peaceful protest to continue.
For several years, extremist ultra-Orthodox Jews opposed to the construction of a new rail line through the Haredi neighborhood have staged often violent protests at the construction site, leading to many arrests and significant setbacks in the building process.
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