draft dodging

Hundreds of haredi Orthodox close Jerusalem roads to protest arrest of draft-dodging yeshiva student

More than 40 protesters were arrested in a demonstration that came a few hours before the start of the Jerusalem Pride Parade.

Haredi protesters bring Jerusalem to standstill over draft-dodging yeshiva students

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Haredi Orthodox protesters blocked the entrance to Jerusalem and the city’s light rail for three hours during a demonstration against the jailing of yeshiva students for draft dodging. At least 35 of the demonstrators, from a fringe group called the Committee to Save the Torah World, the operational arm of the so-called […]