Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox clash with police in Jerusalem over arrest of draft dodgers
Aaron Rabinowitz Sep 17, 2017 5:57 PM
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Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox protesters from the most extreme factions of their community demonstrated on Sunday outside the Israeli army enlistment center on Rashi Street in Jerusalem over the arrest of about 40 ultra-Orthodox men on allegations of desertion. A particular focus of the protest was the arrest of the grandson of the rabbi of the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok Hasidic sect, who was detained two weeks ago by military police for desertion on landing at Ben-Gurion International Airport. Eight protesters were detained after demonstrators threw stones at the police.
Earlier the protesters gathered at Jerusalem’s Shabbat Square in the heart of the ultra-Orthodox community. The area was closed to traffic and a large contingent of police was deployed in advance of the demonstration.