Yehuda Torah Chair Yitzhak Goldknopf Condemns Sanctions Against Ultra-Orthodox Community

Yitzhak Goldknopf, chairman of the Yehuda Torah faction, strongly criticized the sanctions imposed on the ultra-Orthodox community in an exclusive interview aired on Kikar HaShabbat. He described the current situation as deeply humiliating for ultra-Orthodox Jews, saying they are suffering severe discrimination and restrictions that affect many aspects of their daily lives.

Goldknopf detailed the hardships faced by the community, including fear of walking in public, inability to send children to daycare, restrictions on travel abroad, and difficulties obtaining driver's licenses. He accused authorities of inflicting a "terror attack" on the community, leaving them "full of blood" and deeply wounded.

He questioned whether any other country discriminates so harshly against its own citizens, expressing outrage at the treatment of ultra-Orthodox residents. The full interview was scheduled to be broadcast later on Kikar HaShabbat.

The interview reflects ongoing tensions between the ultra-Orthodox sector and government policies perceived as punitive, highlighting the community's sense of marginalization and injustice.