A mass Chareidi protest against the draft decree scheduled for Wednesday was called off at the instructions of HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau on Monday night.
The protest involved a plan for hundreds of vehicles, including buses, to travel from Jerusalem and Bnei Brak toward Prison 10, accompanied by messages broadcast on loudspeaker systems and large signs. According to reports, senior figures from Chareidi parties were involved in the plan, and it had received the approval of leading Rabbanim and Roshei Yeshivos.
The goal of the protest was to demonstrate support for Bnei Torah in prison, as an outcry for Kavod Torah, and in protest of the persecution of the Olam HaTorah.
The organizers planned a vehicle convoy with the goal of preventing protesters from engaging in direct confrontations with police officers, violence, or other provocations, since the protesters would remain in the vehicles.
HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch reportedly approved the protest if it was carried out with police approval. However, the Rosh Yeshivah expressed doubt about one of the stated goals of the protest—to call public attention to the issue and receive “positive media coverage.”
HaRav Hirsch said, “There is nothing we can do that the media will view positively.”
(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)
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He is correct. It only makes Chareidim look bad. What Chareidim need to do is have hundreds of chareidi soldiers walk out of the military for two days. The truth is there is a solution. Instead of drafting Chareidim into the army which is made up of girls,gays and transvastites why not make Chareidim be part of Hatzalah,chaveirim and Shomrim. Imagine Chareidim will go fix a car stuck with a flat or no gas. How much their reputation would improve. Why not do as Chareidim worldwide have such groups. Another foolish problem in israel is they don’t let Hatzalah emt use their own cars to get to emergencies by using lights and sirens or going through red lights. Imagine how much faster and more response there would be had they been able to get to emergency quicker. No brains in this foolish leadership freier Medina. People die like flys in emergency cases.
YWN does not have the cojones to publish diversified opinions
Reply to Flatbush yid
You claim there are “hundreds of charedi soldiers” *your words*. If there are woman gays and whatever don’t you think they should walk not just “for 2 days” but for good?
I mean let’s stop and think for second you have “hundreds of charedi soldiers” how about we ask them if they feel like they are becoming more chiloni by the day? If they are then get them out ASAP and we should continue protesting.
BUT if their ruchniuss is not being threatened then what are we going to do? Are we going to be open and honest that joining the IDF is not as bad as it’s being made out to be? We apparently have hundreds of charedi soldiers WHY NOT ASK THEM AND GET THE *FACTS* ??
If their ruchniuss is not threatened then there is no war on Torah, and everything falls apart. I’m not saying we need to now become hardcore Zionists, and put pictures of hertzel in our homes chas veshalom. I’m just saying there might not be an issue in this specific area. I don’t know about everyone else but I want to know feet on the ground from the “hundreds of charedi soldiers” what’s going on.