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Police Pepper-Spray Clashes Halt Draft-Dodger Arrest in Jerusalem

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC · How we work

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Israeli police from the Modi'in station intervened in a public disturbance during a Military Police draft-dodger arrest operation.
Ultra-Orthodox protesters clashed with police and pepper-sprayed soldiers, who left without the draft dodger.
Thousands marched through Jerusalem’s Kikar HaShabbat, Shmuel HaNavi and Bar Ilan streets to welcome released draft evaders.
The Jerusalem Faction (Peleg Yerushalmi) organized the protest, according to KAN News.

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Israeli police from the Modi'in station intervened in a public disturbance during a Military Police draft-dodger arrest operation.
Ultra-Orthodox protesters clashed with police and pepper-sprayed soldiers, who left without the draft dodger.
Thousands marched through Jerusalem’s Kikar HaShabbat, Shmuel HaNavi and Bar Ilan streets to welcome released draft evaders.
The Jerusalem Faction (Peleg Yerushalmi) organized the protest, according to KAN News.