Ex-general called ‘traitor’ as Haredi demonstrators riot at event for ultra-Orthodox draftees
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters on Tuesday rioted outside a conference in central Jerusalem about special tracks for Haredim to enlist into the Israel Defense Forces, the latest violent demonstration by opponents of mandatory military conscription.Some of the demonstrators blocked a taxi transporting the event’s organizers, kicking and shouting and spitting at them as they left, footage showed.Protesters at one point chased after media adviser Rafi Perlstein, who supports efforts to enlist ultra-Orthodox men, according to Hebrew media outlets. Police who intervened to protect him were called “Nazis” and “murderers” by the demonstrators.Perlstein said the assailants snatched his kippa and tried to steal his laptop, before police hustled him into the cab. According to Perlstein, the driver’s son — who has special needs — was in the taxi as it was surrounded by demonstrators, who he said offered to pay the driver to kick him out out the cab but were…
Dozens of ultra-Orthodox protesters rioted outside a Jerusalem conference on Tuesday, targeting an event for Haredi enlistment into the IDF. Demonstrators blocked a taxi carrying organizers, kicking and spitting at them, and chased media adviser Rafi Perlstein, calling police “Nazis.” Brig. Gen. Ofer Winter, a speaker, was surrounded and called a “traitor to the Jewish nation” by protesters affiliated with the extremist Jerusalem Faction. Winter stated, “They [the Jerusalem Faction] won’t deter me. We must deal with extremists with a strong hand.”
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