Haredi extremists block central Israel highway protesting draft dodger arrest
Extreme subfaction of Jerusalem Faction block Route 4 near Bnei Brak after a yeshiva student was supposedly arrested and handed over to the military police after being summoned for interrogation.
Haredi extremists blocked a central Israel highway in protest at the arrest of a draft dodger. The demonstrators blocked Route 4 near Bnei Brak. According to the Jerusalem Post, the suspect was initially summoned by Lahav 433 for questioning and was transferred to the military police after it became apparent that he was a draft dodger.
The suspect was wanted by the military police for serious criminal offenses. Shas MK Moshe Abutbul disputed the police account, saying the man had approached police to assist in a fraud investigation. Abutbul claimed the man was a yeshiva student who had contacted Police Commissioner Insp.-Gen. Danny Levi.
The protests had been warned about in advance, with police advising drivers to avoid the area. The blockade was reported to have begun at 4:00 p.m.
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