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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Ultra-Orthodox protesters block entrance to Ma’ale Adumim
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters are blocking the entrance to the West Bank city of Ma’aleh Adumim in the latest anti-draft protest sparked by the arrest of two yeshiva students for failing to show up to the Israel Defense Forces draft offices.
A statement from police says that security forces at the scene working to disperse the protesters.
Earlier this week, 40 ultra-Orthodox protesters were arrested for taking part in similar demonstrations in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak that turned violent.
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