Extremists plan Israel road blockades on election day

Fringe extremist factions are planning to disrupt public order during election day this Tuesday, according to indications and information obtained by JFeed's Israel desk.

According to the information, political activity in the radical haredi sector is now moving along two parallel tracks.

On one hand, there is organized activity to cast protest votes for parties not expected to pass the electoral threshold, thereby siphoning votes away from the haredi parties.

This includes voting for the Tzeva Shahor (Black Color) party, which chose the letters "Ner" for its ballot slip, and which is backed by the well-known radical activist Rav Amram Teitelbaum. The party appears to be gaining support among young people in the sector and may surprise voters this election.

Demonstration near Tel Hashomer draft office (Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

On the other hand, alongside the ballot-box effort, radical initiatives to disrupt public order on election day itself are taking shape: Various elements are attempting to stage stormy demonstrations and blockades of major traffic arteries across the country, to protest the arrests of yeshiva students and draft evaders detained in connection with the conscription issue.

Some of the people who are organizing these marches believe that disrupting the overall voter turnout serves their purpose. At the same time, the attempt to create provocations on the ground on voting day is intended to thrust the protest to the forefront of the public stage, even at the cost of disrupting public order, blocking major routes, and preventing the voting public from reaching polling stations freely to exercise their right to vote.