Haredi rioters clash with police at march feting draft dodger released from prison

Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a parade for marking the release of a draft dodger who was released from military prison, November 30, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews take part in a parade for marking the release of a draft dodger who was released from military prison, November 30, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Ultra-Orthodox rioters threw rocks at police and lit trash cans during an unauthorized procession in Jerusalem to celebrate the release of a man who avoided military conscription from prison.

A crowd of ultra-Orthodox set out from Jerusalem’s Kikar Hashabbat to mark the release of Elazar Tzadok Kaufman, and blocked Shmuel Hanavi Road, clashing with officers, police say.

Officers made repeated requests to the crowd to leave, and after they refused, they used crowd dispersal methods to clear the road, police state.

Footage shows mounted cops and a water cannon being implemented against the rioters.

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