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Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef to Lead Major Protest in Bnei Brak Over Draft Crisis
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100% right-leaningFirst reported by Behadrei Haredim · 23 hours ago
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What happened
Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef will lead a major Saturday night rally in Bnei Brak against draft arrests and sanctions on the ultra-Orthodox community. The protest, organized by Sephardi Torah leaders, is being framed as a peaceful religious demonstration in response to what they call harm to Torah students.
- 01Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef will head a major rally in Bnei Brak on Saturday night.
- 02The protest follows arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders and violence on roads.
- 03Rabbi Shabtay Levi said Yosef will skip his weekly Jerusalem class to attend.
- 04Organizers say the event will be peaceful, with no violence or road blockages.
- 05The rally is meant to protest harm to yeshiva students and Torah learners.
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