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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Video shows Haredi anti-draft protesters passing IDF soldiers at train station
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A clip circulating online shows ultra-Orthodox men, on their way to a mass demonstration against conscription to the military, passing soldiers at the Yitzhak Navon train station in Jerusalem.
The footage is taken by Yehonatan Cohen, an Israel Defense Forces reservist who finished a round of duty today.
Jerusalem, this morning. IDF soldiers pass ultra-Orthodox men on their way to protest against the conscription law — a protest that forced Jerusalem’s central train station to shut for most of the day.
The video was taken by @Yehonchi, who finished today another around of IDF… pic.twitter.com/2Pj6kdkzp4
— Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) October 30, 2025
The Democrats leader Yair Golan shares the video on X. He comments that many of those protesting are of conscription age, and he suggests that military police deploy to the area, to “let them choose: Be part of the nation of Israel, or pay the price.”
The Times of Israel Community.