Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood hangs soldier effigies in draft protest

Ultra-Orthodox Jews opposed to compulsory military service hang effigies of religious soldiers in a Jerusalem neighborhood, with police denouncing the move as incitement.

A number of effigies of religious Jews serving in the IDF were hung from the neck in prominent places in the ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood.

One of them had a sign attached which read “hardak out,” a derogatory term for ultra-Orthodox Jews who join the army.

There was no claim of responsibility for the hangings, but Israel Police said in a statement they took “extremely seriously” any attempt “by religious (ultra-Orthodox) to incite against soldiers.”

Security forces took several hours to remove the effigies, with large crowds gathering and cheering their failures.

— AFP

מאה שערים, צוותי לוחמי אש בסיוע מנוף גבהים הצליחו להוריד את הבובה בדמוי חייל. מאות סיקריקים וסקרנים מתקהלים במקום ומתעמתים עם הכוחות pic.twitter.com/z2hIj41S78

— דסק חדשות און ליין (@yosefbadichi) March 13, 2017