Hundreds of Haredi Boys Protest Military Prison for Draft Dodgers
Translated & summarized from NEWSru Israel by baba
Hundreds of Haredi boys from Breslov Hasidic schools demonstrated outside Military Prison No. 10 in Beit Lid on Monday. Organized from several cities, the students participated in prayers and Torah readings, and repeated the names of imprisoned draft dodgers. The Ministry of Education condemned the use of children in political demonstrations and announced an investigation into the incident.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Hundreds of Haredi boys protested outside Military Prison No. 10 in Beit Lid on Monday.
- Students from Breslov Hasidic schools were bused in from multiple cities for the demonstration.
- During the protest, imprisoned draft dodgers' names were read aloud by Rabbi Yoel Fuchs.
- The Ministry of Education condemned the use of children in political demonstrations.
- An investigation will be launched into the organized gathering of students for the protest.
Hundreds of students from Breslov Hasidic schools were brought on Monday morning to a demonstration outside Military Prison No. 10 in Beit Lid. The students were organized from cities including Safed, Modiin Illit, Jerusalem, Beitar Illit, Beit Shemesh, and Tel Aviv. At the prison complex, hundreds of chairs were set up, and children were given food and drinks. Speakers led prayers and Torah readings through loudspeakers.
During the protest, Rabbi Yoel Fuchs, head of Breslov educational institutions, read out the names of draft dodgers imprisoned there, with the children repeating each name and then shouting in unison, "Be strong and courageous!"
The Ministry of Education condemned the use of children in the demonstration, stating that involving schoolchildren in political actions is strictly forbidden. An investigation will be conducted into the organized gathering of students for the protest, and if rules were violated, measures will be taken against the school leaders.
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