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)