Bayit Yehudi party leader Naftali Bennett, who is abroad, is under fire for releasing a message to the media while it was Shabbos in Israel. On Friday night, well after Shabbos began in Israel, Bennett decided to use his twitter account to respond to a Channel 10 News report pertaining to his actions during Operation Protective Edge.
Bennett explained that he is abroad and while Shabbos hasn�t begun, he cannot respond to the report because of maris ayin and that it is Shabbos in Israel.
His tweet made the rounds, commenting based on a report aired on Shabbos, which some feel caused more Chilul Shabbos. They add Bennett�s actions were inappropriate at best for the leader of a religious party and he should have waited until motzei shabbos.
(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Al pi Halacha he did nothing wrong. People are always calling from EY and visa versa and leave messages when its still Shabbos in those receiving place.
I strongly dislike Bennet but this can’t be an issue other than mere hatred. It’s a non-issue!