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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
Police say they declared Haredi protest illegal, used force to prevent road-blocking
Ultra-Orthodox extremists protest against the drafting of Haredi men to the army, outside an IDF recruitment center in Jerusalem, August 21, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
Police say they have declared the protest by Haredi extremists outside the IDF’s Jerusalem recruitment office illegal because some participants rioted, blocked nearby roads and tried to hurl public garden fences at cops.
Demonstrators also repeatedly tried to breach police roadblocks while clashing with cops and hurling insults at them.
Police subsequently used force to get demonstrators off roads and drive them away from the area of the recruitment office, the force says.
