Watch: Haredi extremists riot outside Justice Sohlberg’s home, break windows
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Key Points:
- Haredi protesters rioted outside the home of Deputy Supreme Court President Justice Noam Sohlberg, attempting to break in and damaging windows of his house and vehicle in protest against draft dodger arrests and a related High Court ruling.
- Police were initially absent, but local rapid-response teams intervened; protesters fled by bus, with police later intercepting one of the buses carrying rioters.
- The Courts Administration condemned the violence as unacceptable, emphasizing the judiciary's commitment to independence and security, and warning of measures to protect judges from intimidation.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the violence and called for rioters to be brought to justice, while MK Yevgeny Sova criticized the attacks as political thuggery undermining the rule of law.
- The incident follows earlier unrest where Haredi extremists attacked a Beit Shemesh police station and attempted to block a major road, escalating tensions over draft evasion enforcement.