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Residents complain about noise, disruption amid daily Haredi protests outside nearby military prison
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSam Sokol is a former political correspondent at The Times of Israel. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"
Speaking to The Times of Israel, residents of the neighborhood surrounding the Beit Lid military prison complain that Haredi demonstrators have been disrupting their lives all week, making noise late into the night.
“They walk through our streets after the protests, spit and yell and blow shofars,” says resident Roni as he watches the protest. “There are small children here.”
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