Hundreds of Ultra-Orthodox Protest Military Draft in Bnei Brak Citing Lack of Respect for Torah
Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered in Bnei Brak for a protest against the military draft, led for the first time by former Chief Rabbi and Shas Council of Torah Sages member Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef. The demonstration saw participation from Knesset members Yoav Ben-Tzur, Michael Malchieli, and Yonatan Mishraki. At the rally's opening, Rabbi Shabtai Levi urged attendees not to speak ill of anyone, avoid pogroms, and refrain from blocking roads, emphasizing that such actions are not the way of Torah followers. Later, Rabbi Levi stated that the reason Israel does not defeat Hamas and Hezbollah is due to a lack of respect for the Torah.
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