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14-Year-Old Arrested Amid Tensions Over Conscription Bill

11/23/2025

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Jerusalem police detained a 14-year-old boy linked to the attack on Shas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur last week.
Extremists protesting Ben-Tzur's support for a bill regulating conscription for yeshiva students vandalized his vehicle.
Authorities are still searching for additional suspects.
The incident shows ongoing tensions within a hardline Haredi faction opposing any conscription, despite the proposed law allowing mass exemptions.
The attack has drawn condemnation from various political groups.

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Jerusalem police detained a 14-year-old boy linked to the attack on Shas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur last week.
Extremists protesting Ben-Tzur's support for a bill regulating conscription for yeshiva students vandalized his vehicle.
Authorities are still searching for additional suspects.
The incident shows ongoing tensions within a hardline Haredi faction opposing any conscription, despite the proposed law allowing mass exemptions.
The attack has drawn condemnation from various political groups.