Israel Releases 8 Haredi Protesters After Court Finds No Evidence in Beit Shemesh Station Breach
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Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 1
Israel Releases 8 Haredi Protesters After Court Finds No Evidence in Beit Shemesh Station Breach
3 articles · Updated · The Jerusalem Post · Jun 1
Eight Haredi protesters arrested after a Beit Shemesh police-station break-in were released Monday after police told court they had no evidence tying them to violence.
The arrests followed overnight unrest after military police detained an alleged draft dodger; a judge said the incident crossed a line but ruled presence near the station was not enough for detention.
Monday's wider anti-draft protests spread across Highway 4, Highway 1, Jerusalem's Chords Bridge and rail lines near Ben-Gurion Airport, disrupting traffic until roads reopened by 7:45 p.m.
Three police officers were lightly injured during dispersal operations, a soldier was attacked and rescued in Jerusalem, and a 25-year-old protester on Highway 4 was seriously hurt after being struck by a motorcycle.
The demonstrations were aimed at compulsory IDF service for Haredim and at stepped-up police and military enforcement against alleged draft dodgers in recent days and weeks.