{"id":54661,"date":"2025-12-02T00:47:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/haredi-protesters-set-fires-block-roads-throw-stones-at-police-officers-in-beit-shemesh\/02\/12\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T00:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:47:11","slug":"haredi-protesters-set-fires-block-roads-throw-stones-at-police-officers-in-beit-shemesh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/haredi-protesters-set-fires-block-roads-throw-stones-at-police-officers-in-beit-shemesh\/02\/12\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Haredi protesters set fires, block roads, throw stones at police officers, in Beit Shemesh"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Haredi demonstrators rioted in Beit Shemesh, blocking buses and throwing stones, as police units moved in to disperse the crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/bismuth-haredi-draft-bill-won-215048387.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Haredi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Haredi<\/a> (ultra-Orthodox) activists protesting against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/over-60-local-leaders-push-225120919.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ongoing draft bill process;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ongoing draft bill process<\/a> rioted in Beit Shemesh on Monday night, blocking buses, setting fires in trash cans, and throwing stones at police officers, Israel Police announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Israel Police mobilize to disperse rioting haredi protesters in Beit Shemesh, December 1, 2025. (credit: ISRAEL POLICE SPOKESPERSON&#8217;S UNIT)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The protest activity was not coordinated in advance with Israel Police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officers from the police&#8217;s Special Patrol Unit (YASAM) and Border Police officers mobilized in an attempt to control the riot, calling on protesters to cease and disperse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The riot continued despite these calls to stop, leading to police officers forcefully dispersing the crowd, police confirmed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters gather in Mea She&#8217;arim, Jerusalem, to celebrate draft dodgers&#8217; release from miiltary prison, November 30, 2025; illustrative. (credit: CHAIM GOLDBERG\/FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Haredi stone-throwers attack Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion&#8217;s car in capital<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jerusalem Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/haredi-stone-throwers-attack-jerusalem-214138858.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Moshe Lion's car was attacked;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Moshe Lion&#8217;s car was attacked<\/a> by haredi rock-throwers at Avinoam Yellin Street in the capital city, Israel Police said last Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No injuries were reported, although the vehicle&#8217;s windshield was damaged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the time, the mayor was visiting the Mea She&#8217;arim neighborhood.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Police arrest 14-year-old suspected in attack on MK Yoav Ben-Tzur\u2019s vehicle<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/police-arrest-14-old-suspected-155747023.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:14-year-old Jerusalem resident was arrested;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">14-year-old Jerusalem resident was arrested<\/a>, Israel Police announced on November 23, a week after the attack on the car of Shas MK Yoav Ben-Tzur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The incident occurred in central Jerusalem, where a group of ultra-Orthodox youths assaulted the vehicle and caused damage as Ben-Tzur left a weekly study session.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The arrest followed what police described as intensive operational and investigative work by the Jerusalem District\u2019s crime-fighting unit. The teen was taken in for questioning, and investigators said on Sunday that efforts are ongoing to identify and detain additional suspects involved in the assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Sarah Ben-Nun and Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/haredi-protesters-set-fires-block-051302101.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Haredi demonstrators rioted in Beit Shemesh, blocking buses and throwing stones, as police units moved in to disperse the crowd. 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