Extreme harassers block Road 4 in the Bnei Brak area, police have arrested order violators
The rally, which is being held in protest of the arrest of a yeshiva student who did not appear in the recruitment bureau, has blocked the road from a licensed interchange to a field champion. Traffic loads are felt on all roads near the area. Several protesters arrested, police say: "We will not allow breach of order"
Extreme harassers block Road 4 in the Bnei Brak area, police have arrested order violators
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Route 4 was blocked for traffic Monday following a rally of ultra-Orthodox protesters protesting against the arrest of a yeshiva student who did not appear at the recruitment bureau. The road was blocked for traffic from a licensed interchange to a field champion, in both directions, and police advised road users to avoid reaching these areas and to use alternative roads. At least some protesters were arrested.
Following the demonstration, traffic congestion is felt on the nearby roads - on all the descents to Highway Four, on Jabotinsky Street in Bnei Brak and Ramat Gan, and on the Moshavim, Hashomer and Ben Cousin Streets. "The police are deployed on the central roads and carry out traffic guidance and traffic congestion as far as possible," the police said.
The police also said that "it will allow the exercise of freedom of expression, but will not allow harm to the fabric of life. The police will not allow any breach of order and act resolutely against violators of order and against anyone who acts violently of any kind."
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Another demonstration took place last week, in the area of the string bridge at the entrance to Jerusalem, in which 38 members of the "Jerusalem faction" were arrested. During this demonstration, a policeman sustained minor injuries to the head.
The student of the meeting, Daniel Mehdani, did not report to the recruitment bureau to sign his rejection, subject to the teaching of Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, leader of the Jerusalem faction who passed away. Mehdani's father, the head of the Ethiopian community in Or Yehuda, said that if his son had received the summons, he would have stabilized as required by law.
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