'Rather die than be drafted': Thousands take to Jerusalem's streets in haredi anti-draft march
The march is taking place in the Kikar HaShabbat area, the along Shmuel HaNavi and Bar Ilan streets in the capital city.
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox protesters gathered in Jerusalem on Tuesday for an anti-draft march, welcoming home haredi draft evaders released from military prison. The demonstration, organized by the anti-IDF draft extremist faction Peleg Yerushalmi, took place in the Kikar HaShabbat area along Shmuel HaNavi and Bar Ilan streets.
Protesters held signs with slogans like "With all your soul, we will die and will not enlist" and "If I had to choose between my child serving in the army or dying, I would prefer he die." KAN News reported the march, with footage showing signs displaying anti-draft and anti-IDF sentiments. Yashar party head Gadi Eisenkot criticized the event, tying it to the upcoming elections and accusing the march of supporting a government of evasion.
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other political figures also denounced the parade, linking it to the election campaign and the ongoing dispute over the draft law.
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