Dozens of extremist Haredim belonging to the Jerusalem Faction are blocking Jabotinsky Street in Bnei Brak Tuesday evening to protest against draft orders sent to ultra-Orthodox men. The blockade was preceded by a deception by the faction, which announced in advance that it would block Highway 4 at 4:00 p.m. and ultimately chose to block the major transportation artery in the Ramat Gan and Petah Tikvah areas. The protesters shouted "We will die rather than be drafted" and "The draft decree is a decree of annihilation." Insults were hurled at the police such as "Arabs" and "Nazis," and in the spirit of Hanukkah, "Antiochus" and "War, who is there to fight me?" The police, for their part, declared the demonstration illegal and began to confront the protesters when they arrived at the scene.
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Extremist Haredim block central road through Gush Dan to protest draft orders
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