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Ultra-Orthodox Protests Erupt Over Draft Evasion Arrests

7/24/2025

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Tensions flared in central Israel as thousands from the Jerusalem Faction and Edah HaChareidis took to the streets, protesting the arrest of three ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students accused of draft evasion. Major roadblocks in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak sparked clashes with police, prompting authorities to label the protests illegal and implement traffic diversions.

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Tensions flared in central Israel as thousands from the Jerusalem Faction and Edah HaChareidis took to the streets, protesting the arrest of three ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students accused of draft evasion. Major roadblocks in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak sparked clashes with police, prompting authorities to label the protests illegal and implement traffic diversions.