Shas MK Yoni Mashriki sent a letter to Defense Minister Yisrael Katz on Wednesday decrying the conditions that some Chareidi detainees are being held in at Prison 10, with their most basic nutritional needs and religious rights neglected.
MK Mashriki visited the prison on Tuesday and met with three yeshiva bochurim who raised serious complaints about their lack of access to food that meets their kashrus standards, saying they weren’t provided with Mehadrin food for three days in a row despite their repeated requests.
MK Mashriki emphasized in his appeal that the situation is unacceptable and constitutes a violation of the detainees’ rights. He noted that the right to food is a fundamental right anchored in the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty, which guarantees the protection of every person’s life and dignity. Mashriki also cited the Supreme Court’s ruling that the state is obligated to hold detainees in appropriate conditions, including providing food in quantities and composition appropriate for maintaining their health and dignity.
Mashriki asked Katz to intervene immediately, including conducting a thorough investigation into the claims raised during the visit; ensuring full compliance with procedures at the detention facility regarding the provision of strictly Mehadrin food and adherence to hilchos kashrus; and receiving a detailed report on the findings of the inquiry and the corrective measures that will be taken as a result.
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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The high court said nukba terrorists should get steak and there are those in the police echelon that believe chareidim are destroying this country and they are worse than nukba terrorists that is a quote that can be found on this website and therefore they do not have the same entitlements as nukba terrorists.
The Zionist regime must be dismantled immediately. it should bever of been mantled in the first place
“…Supreme Court’s ruling that the state is obligated to hold detainees in appropriate conditions, including providing food in quantities and composition appropriate for maintaining their health and dignity” only applies to terrorists…
Is anyone surprised?
they can eat fruit and vegetables and drink milk and orange juice
I think this article is a disgrace. What, are they checked into a hotel? I would assume the food was at least certified kosher and a Rav probably would have given the ok to eat it under the circumstances. I am chareidi but I am embarrassed at the way the chareidi world cries wolf. The recent anti-government/army demonstration was an embarrassment and chilul Hashem and it r”l came to the death of a pure neshama. If Torah study is so overriding and important why aren’t they sitting in the Bais Midrash learning instead of pounding the pavement and screaming unfairness. The Torah world was once respectable and held its head high in an honorable and quiet way. Those days are gone.
Maybe Regal can make a mehadrin Nutriloaf for those who would rather go to prison than enlist.
Drgoyy,
Really no rachmanus? Anyway with this government the fruits and vegetables are probably tevel, the orange juice too, and the Milk was probably milked on Shabbos by frei Jews
Im surprised they’re not trying to shmad them more
porkin they are checking into a detention facility which has rights posted on the wall. they have a right not only not to be fed pork, but also to a mehadrin meal if that is their standard they are being denied their rights because they are hareidi end of story
The only disgrace here is this article.
They didn’t get mehadrin food, so that means they ate regular kosher food approved by the rabbanut that the charedi community operates and staffs. Very sad.
The very same individuals who absolutely insist on that level of kashrus enjoy a much lower level of kashrus vacationing in eastern Europe, the far east and South America while there peers are serving in the army. Boo-hoo.
Elyhou Hanavi once told us, we cant have it both ways Here the MK is demanding that the IDF should obey the law; if somehow the Knesset pass a law which will require the Yeshiva bochurim to enlist, will he also demand that the Haredim enlist in IDF?
Love the fake Jews here that rejoice at unfortunate circumstances of other religious Jews while never making a stink about how well Arabs are treated in prison
coffee addict, being called a Goy by an am haeretz gamur is a compliment!
Reminder the haredi parties all were outraged when Israel considered eliminating rabbinut kashrut certification. Clearly they agree Rabbinut is kashrut.
Not vegetables are not travel under Rabbinut. Anyone who suggests otherwise is saying motzei shem Ra which is a Torah violation.
Stop complaining. In most countries in the Middle East they don’t bother to feed political prisoners.
“they can eat fruit and vegetables and drink milk and orange juice”
and so can nukba terrorists but they get chicken and meat
the food is kosher – “mehadrin” is not a requirement. and instead of grandstanding, perhaps mk maskriki could have made arrangements to upgrade their meals, but instead he chose to turn this into political fodder. shame on him.