Dozens of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) anti-draft protesters arrived at the home of the new head of the Ma’alot Tzur haredi enlistment program in Komemiyut on Monday night, demonstrating against the program, N12 reported.
According to N12, the protesters arrived in organized transportation, stood outside the new head’s home, and distributed pashkevilim (broadsides or posters used by the ultra-Orthodox community) against him.
Last week, Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Farber, founder and CEO of Ma’alot Tzur, passed away at the age of 32 during a medical procedure.
Farber established Ma’alot Tzur almost two years ago and successfully enlisted approximately 500 yeshiva students, the highest number of haredi recruits in years, according to the program’s spokesperson.
Israel Police label haredi draft protest disruptive
On Sunday night, Israel Police announced that a haredi protest denouncing the IDF draft in northern Jerusalem blocked roads, including Shivtei Israel Street, and was considered disruptive.
Officers from Israel Police’s Special Patrol Unit and Border Police personnel were dispatched to the demonstration in northern Jerusalem after protesters failed to comply with orders from the police to clear the roads.
Keshet Neev and James Genn contributed to this report.
