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Sunday, November 26, 2017
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox take to Jerusalem streets in fresh anti-draft protest
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHundreds of ultra-Orthodox take to the streets in downtown Jerusalem to protest the jailing of several seminary students for draft-dodging.
The protest, called at the corner of Jaffa and Sarei Yisrael streets, is blocking rush hour traffic in the capital. Demonstrators have also blocked the light rail tracks at the busy intersection.
The fringe “Jerusalem Faction” called the protests in order to defend the “dignity of the Torah,” after the Jaffa Military Court sentenced 11 ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers to jail sentences ranging from 40 to 90 days earlier today.
Last week, at least 32 ultra-Orthodox demonstrators were arrested in a salvo of demonstrations in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Beit Shemesh, and Modiin Illit.
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