Haredim block police over draft dodger
In a rare incident, over 1,500 ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered in the Israeli city of Modi'in to prevent the arrest of a young man fleeing military service. The crowds surrounded the young man's building and detained military police officers, leading to his release after police forces and reinforcements intervened. The event drew widespread criticism from Israeli party leaders, who considered the crowds' actions to be lawless and described them as creating a "state within a state." They warned of the deterioration of control over the Haredi community and a decline in respect for the rule of law.
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