Protests in Jerusalem
Photo: Hershi Perlmutter, News 24
Violent ultra-Orthodox protests in Jerusalem
Six were arrested for disturbing the peace in protests of the arrest of a Haredi IDF deserter; stones were thrown, and protestors called the police 'Nazis.'
On Thursday night, the Israel Police arrested six persons for disturbing the peace following a protest that broke out following the arrest of an ultra-Orthodox deserter who was AWOL from the IDF.
Ultra-Orthodox protestors (צילום: הערשי פרלמוטר חדשות 24)
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox took to the streets and set fire to trash cans and blocked roads at Shabbat Square.
Protests in Jerusalem (Photo: Hershi Perlmutter, News 24)
The demonstrators were protesting the fact that the deserter was arrested a fortnight before his wedding. Large forces of police came to the scene, where the protestors hurled rocks and insults, such as "Nazis."
Protests in Jerusalem (Photo: Hershi Perlmutter, News 24)
Half a year ago, serious public disturbances took place in Ashdod when dozens of ultra-Orthodox attacked a force of military police officers who came to arrest another deserter. The protestors flipped the police officers' car. The IDF later explained that in that case, the deserter had not presented himself when called up, as is required. Thus, he failed to prove his ultra-Orthodox background, which would have exempted him from military service.
