A group of Haredi Jews blocked a major highway near Tel Aviv in an anti-draft protest, triggering a heavy-handed police response Israeli police have clashed with Haredi Jews who blocked a major highway near Tel Aviv in protest over the arrest of a draft dodger from the ultra-Orthodox community. Dozens of protesters blocked traffic in both directions on Route 4 east of Tel Aviv early on Wednesday, sitting on the road and crawling under vehicles as law enforcement attempted to dislodge them.