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Ultra-Orthodox Jews block Israeli recruitment base to prevent conscription
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Ultra-Orthodox demonstrators clashed with Israeli forces at a recruitment base in Tel Hashomer and blockaded roads leading to the facility to prevent new conscripts from entering, Shehab Wire reported. Dozens of Haredi protesters engaged Israeli police at the military induction center in what marked the latest confrontation over conscription of religious communities.
The blockade reflects sustained tensions over military service requirements for Ultra-Orthodox populations in Israel. The issue has periodically sparked protests and confrontations between demonstrators and security forces, with Haredi communities resisting state efforts to enforce draft obligations on their members. Israeli occupation police acknowledged the incident at the base.
