Haredi anti-draft protesters demonstrate against new Ma'alot Tzur enlistment program head- report

Jerusalem Post/Israel NewsAccording to N12, the protesters arrived in organized transportation, stood outside the new head's home, and distributed pashkevilim (broadsides or posters used by the ultra-Orthodox community).Follow us on GoogleUltra orthodox Jews protest against the drafting of ultra orthodox jews to the Israeli army, in Jerusalem, July 15, 2026. (photo credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG/FLASH90)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 3, 2026 23:58Updated: AUGUST 4, 2026 00:26Dozens of haredi (ultra-Orthodox) anti-draft protesters arrived at the home of the new head of the Ma'alot Tzur haredi enlistment program in Komemiyut on Monday night, demonstrating against the program, N12 reported.According to N12, the protesters arrived in organized transportation, stood outside the new head's home, and distributed pashkevilim (broadsides or posters used by the ultra-Orthodox community) against him.Last week, Rabbi Yaakov Aharon Farber, founder and CEO of Ma'alot Tzur, passed away at the age of 32 during a medical procedure.Farber established Ma'alot Tzur almost two years ago and successfully enlisted approximately 500 yeshiva students, the highest number of haredi recruits in years, according to the program's spokesperson.Illustrative: Haredi men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an IDF draft order, in May 2026. (credit: Tsafrir Abayov/Flash90)Israel Police label haredi draft protest disruptiveOn Sunday night, Israel Police announced that a haredi protest denouncing the IDF draft in northern Jerusalem blocked roads, including Shivtei Israel Street, and was considered disruptive.Officers from Israel Police's Special Patrol Unit and Border Police personnel were dispatched to the demonstration in northern Jerusalem after protesters failed to comply with orders from the police to clear the roads.Keshet Neev and James Genn contributed to this report.Follow us on Google