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Police Use Stun Grenades, Clear Ultra-Orthodox Highway Protest

6/27/2026

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Police declared the protests illegal, sent extra officers and cleared traffic by Wednesday evening.
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators blocked highways on June 24, 2026, protesting the arrest of draft-evading yeshiva students.
The “Free Seculars” movement held a counter-protest in Bnei Brak on June 26, 2026, planning traffic slowdowns.
Police used stun grenades during clashes in Arad and Bnei Brak that injured a pregnant driver and deputy mayor Gedalyahu Eisenstein.

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Police declared the protests illegal, sent extra officers and cleared traffic by Wednesday evening.
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox demonstrators blocked highways on June 24, 2026, protesting the arrest of draft-evading yeshiva students.
The “Free Seculars” movement held a counter-protest in Bnei Brak on June 26, 2026, planning traffic slowdowns.
Police used stun grenades during clashes in Arad and Bnei Brak that injured a pregnant driver and deputy mayor Gedalyahu Eisenstein.