Haredi protesters attack car of UTJ minister Goldknopf as he drives home in Jerusalem

Haredim protesting the conscription of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students to the military attack the car of United Torah Judaism party leader Yitzhak Goldknopf, as he drives home in Jerusalem.

According to Hebrew media reports, demonstrators throw stones at the minister’s car, beat the vehicle, and hurl insults as he passes by.

A few minutes later, police intervene and evacuate him safely from the area, where thousands have gathered to protest.

משבר הגיוס: מפגינים חרדים תקפו את רכבו של השר גולדקנופף שהיה בדרכו לביתו@AkivaWeisz pic.twitter.com/x509Exq3D3

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Israel has seen an intensifying public and legal debate over blanket ultra-Orthodox exemptions from the military draft, with the High Court of Justice last week handing down a landmark ruling that ordered the military to begin conscripting ultra-Orthodox men and halt funding to yeshivas that do not comply.