Traffic alert: ultra-Orthodox extremists declare 'mass protests' tomorrow across Gush Dan and Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Faction, an extremist ultra-Orthodox group, has declared mass protests tomorrow in Jerusalem and Gush Dan against the arrest of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers. Roadblocks and demonstrations are expected from 4:00 PM, with a possible focus on the Geha Highway. The organization claims 'desecration of God's name' due to the arrest of yeshiva students.
The Jerusalem Faction, an extremist ultra-Orthodox group, has declared mass protests to begin tomorrow (Thursday) in Jerusalem and Gush Dan. The protest stems from the arrest of yeshiva students and kollel scholars by the military in recent days. Roadblocks and demonstrations are expected from 4:00 PM, with the anticipated focus being the Geha Highway. In the faction's announcement, it stated that the protest is over a 'terrible desecration of God's name' due to the arrest of yeshiva students. The event occurs against the backdrop of a wave of arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft dodgers, with 163 draft dodgers arrested at border crossings in the last two months. The article also mentions previous riots in Modi'in, where military police came to arrest an ultra-Orthodox draft dodger and hundreds of protesters blocked them, until the draft dodger was released.