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Politics · IsraelHaredi Protesters Block Highway 4 Over Draft Arrests
Haredi protesters blocked Highway 4 near Yavne in central Israel on Sunday in response to the arrest of yeshiva students for evading military service. Police dispersed the demonstrators after approximately two hours.
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PoliticsJulián García Vargas, ex-Minister of Health and Defense, dies aged 80 or 81
Julián García Vargas, who served as Minister of Health and Defense under Felipe González, has died. Born in Madrid in 1945, he was 80 or 81 at the time of his death. He implemented the General Health Law and reduced compulsory military service.
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