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From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
Hundreds from extremist Haredi sect block major highway entrance to Bnei Brak
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Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators block a Route 4 on March 8, 2022. (Screen capture/Channel 12)
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox men are again blocking a major highway near the central town of Bnei Brak in protest of the arrest of an IDF draft-dodger.
Police are trying to remove the protesters from Route 4, but are having a hard time doing so, given the large numbers.
Many in the ultra-Orthodox community shun the mandatory military service that applies to most Israelis, and the community has historically enjoyed blanket exemptions from the army in favor of yeshiva studies.
שוטרים מנסים לפנות את המפגינים מהכביש@daniel_elazar https://t.co/l3XMznI4xb pic.twitter.com/v5SK37hvZV
— כאן חדשות (@kann_news) March 8, 2022
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