Hundreds of haredim in Jerusalem protest arrest of IDF draft dodger

At least 5 arrested in ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim after protesters throw rocks at police, block traffic, set garbage bins alight.

Haredim protest in Jerusalem against the arrest of a yeshiva student who did not report to IDF for conscription, March 19, 2014.

Haredim protest in Jerusalem against the arrest of a yeshiva student who did not report to IDF for conscription, March 19, 2014.

(photo credit: MOSHE BEN NAIM/NEWS 24)

ByDANIEL K. EISENBUD

APRIL 10, 2014 16:56