US Edition200,000 Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Military Draft
- On Thursday, thousands of ultra-Orthodox gathered in Jerusalem for the "Million-Man Protest," scheduled from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM, as Yitzhak Navon station closed from 12:30 PM and roads were blocked.
- Organisers say the rally responds to arrests of yeshiva students, including one from Ateret Shlomo yeshiva, and opposition reflects hundreds of arrests in recent months over draft avoidance.
- Transport authorities limited services as tramway service was reduced from noon, only pre-arranged buses entered designated drop-off points, and Jerusalem municipality and Ministry of Transport ordered closures with police checkpoints until around 7:00 PM.
- The rally crippled large parts of Jerusalem, with roads closed and public transport halted, Israeli police shut Highway 1 and deployed more than 2,000 officers, while one teenager died near the protest.
- The mobilisation matters because the Haredi community makes up about 14% of the population, while enlistment exemptions dating to 1948 face delays despite Supreme Court rulings and Israel Defense Forces cite manpower shortages after over 900 soldiers died.
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Teenager dies during ultra-Orthodox protest in Jerusalem
A mass ultra-Orthodox Jewish rally against military conscription turned deadly in Jerusalem on Thursday, when a teenage boy fell to his death during the demonstration which had shut down the main entrance to the city.
Thousands of men dressed in black, the color worn by the Jews overorthodox, gathered together in Jerusalem to protest the absence of a law that would enable them to avoid compulsory military service, reports France Presse...
Hundreds of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews are demonstrating in Jerusalem against service in the army. Some climb into the shell of a high-rise building.
Jerusalem was branded black and white on the day of the “million-man march” called by the ultra-Orthodox Jews against the recruitment law. Hundreds of thousands of Jaredis, 200,000 according to local media, took to the streets of the holy city, blocked roads for two hours and confronted the security forces to protest against plans that they pursue that they may be called into ranks like the rest of Israelis. The most chanted slogans were “we do …
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