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Police Halt Haredi Draft Protest, Violence Erupts Nationwide

6/26/2026

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Police blocked the Haredi anti-conscription convoy—organizers claimed 10,000 vehicles, police estimated 1,000—from entering Kfar Yona and sent drivers to a parking lot.
The protest followed the detention of yeshiva students after the 2024 High Court ruling ending exemptions.
Leaders such as Mayor Hanoch Zeibert and MK Meir Porush condemned the response after a deputy mayor was assaulted, a window smashed near Ashdod, and a pregnant woman was injured.

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Police blocked the Haredi anti-conscription convoy—organizers claimed 10,000 vehicles, police estimated 1,000—from entering Kfar Yona and sent drivers to a parking lot.
The protest followed the detention of yeshiva students after the 2024 High Court ruling ending exemptions.
Leaders such as Mayor Hanoch Zeibert and MK Meir Porush condemned the response after a deputy mayor was assaulted, a window smashed near Ashdod, and a pregnant woman was injured.