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Monday, March 12, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Monday, March 12, 2018
Ultra-Orthodox protesters block roads to protest arrest of draft shirker
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters block roads in the central Israeli city of Bnei Brak to demonstrate the arrest of a religious student for evading mandatory military service.
The protesters block a main thoroughfare in the city, as well as Route 4.
Police are working to clear the protesters.
The demonstrators belong to the so-called Jerusalem Faction, which strongly opposes the enlistment of ultra-Orthodox Jews to the army and has led protests against the arrest of students for evading the draft.
מחאת הפלג הירושלמי: מפגינים חרדים חוסמים את כביש 4 לכיוון דרום באזור מחלף גהה, המשטרה מתיזה עליהם עם מכת"זית (צילום: קבוצת מחאות החרדים הקיצוניים) @TzurMaor pic.twitter.com/tYL81TyLlq
— חדשות 13 (@newsisrael13) March 12, 2018
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