
Israel Braces for Nationwide Haredi Protests Over Draft Enforcement
Haredi activists affiliated with Agudat Israel will hold nationwide protests in Israel on Wednesday over the arrest of yeshiva students refusing IDF enlistment.

Haredi activists affiliated with Agudat Israel will hold nationwide protests in Israel on Wednesday over the arrest of yeshiva students refusing IDF enlistment.
A Haredi protester was struck and injured by a vehicle during an anti-draft demonstration in Jerusalem on Thursday.
Hundreds of Haredi protesters demonstrated in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, blocking major roads and disrupting public transportation against draft evader arrests.
Haredi groups plan mass protests in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv on Thursday after military arrests of draft evaders, citing an affront to Torah scholars.
Opposition candidate Naftali Bennett vows to halt funding for Haredi institutions skipping IDF prep and core subjects, aiming to reform Israel's education.
Ashdod's Haredi neighborhoods are facing a wave of fraud and violence, with police investigating counterfeit cash schemes allegedly involving minors.
Haredi protesters blocked Jerusalem's entrance on Saturday, targeting Shabbat bus services and causing traffic disruptions before police intervened.
The IDF is implementing a new system to serve fresh, strictly kosher "Mehadrin" hot meals to Haredi soldiers on every base.
Highway 4, a major Israeli road, reopened after Haredi draft protesters blocked it for four hours in Bnei Brak due to an arrest.
Israeli lawmakers have preliminarily voted 110-0 to dissolve the Knesset, potentially leading to early elections due to coalition disagreements.