Ultra-Orthodox Group Plans Protests Over Yeshiva Students' Arrests

The "Saving the World of Torah" committee announced plans for widespread protests to take place on Thursday in Jerusalem and the Gush Dan region. The decision to hold demonstrations was made under the explicit instruction of Rabbi Azriel Auerbach, following the recent arrests of yeshiva students and kollel members by the IDF for Torah study. The committee expressed anger over the wave of arrests and called on the public to protest the severe harm to Torah scholars.

During a conversation with the committee's rabbis, Rabbi Auerbach sharply criticized what he termed the "abandonment of yeshiva students by the ultra-Orthodox establishment." He attacked those who previously pledged support for Torah learners in times of trial but are now leaving them unprotected. The Rabbi expressed concern that the protests are also necessary due to the "terrible desecration of God's name" caused by yeshiva students being imprisoned without any intervention.

Protest organizations are preparing to mobilize thousands of demonstrators in Jerusalem and Gush Dan. According to the committee, the protests aim to express strong objection to the desecration of the honor of Torah and its students. The organizers stated that the demonstrations will begin on Thursday at 4:00 PM simultaneously in both locations, with the goal of voicing a clear outcry against the arrests of yeshiva students.