Holocaust Survivor Condemns Use of Yellow Badge in Ultra-Orthodox Protest as Disrespectful

Holocaust survivor Michael Orich spoke out in an interview with ynet regarding a recent ultra-Orthodox protest on Highway 4. During the demonstration, protesters distributed yellow badges labeled "Haredi" and drew comparisons between military service and the Nazi death camps. Orich criticized these actions strongly, stating that anyone who has experienced the humiliation and violence inflicted by the Nazis cannot equate those horrors with current events. He emphasized that the protesters' lack of understanding about the Holocaust and the suffering of the Jewish people amounts to an unlimited and profound disrespect for the memory of the Holocaust.