Clashes broke out Sunday between Israeli police and ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters outside a military recruitment office in West Jerusalem, amid rising opposition in the community against compulsory military service, Israeli media reported. Police used foul-smelling water cannons to disperse protesters who attempted to block the road leading to the draft office, Yedioth Ahronoth daily said. One demonstrator was arrested during the confrontations. Hundreds of Haredi yeshiva students also protested in the city of Kiryat Ono, near Tel Aviv, in an effort to prevent new recruits from reaching a draft office in the Tel HaShomer area, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported. Tensions between police and Haredi protesters have escalated in recent months as the community continues to oppose military conscription. The […]
