2,000 New York ultra-Orthodox Jews protest Israel’s army draft, war
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NEW YORK — Chanting “Shame on you, Israeli government,” some 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews from upstate and New York City protested Thursday evening in front of the Consulate General of Israel on Second Avenue in Manhattan in opposition to Israel’s war in Gaza and the country’s call for them to join the military
Starting at 4:40 p.m., protesters arrived from ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in New Jersey but primarily New York, including Brooklyn neighborhoods as well as Orange, Rockland, and Westchester counties. They gathered in solidarity with other ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel who have been called to join the ranks of the Israeli Defense Forces against their religious beliefs, said rabbi Abraham Klein from Orange County.
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