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MK Yoav Ben-Tzur Proudly Visits Torah Students Detained for Religious Study
How 1 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · 1 day ago
What happened
MK Yoav Ben-Tzur publicly supports Torah students detained for studying instead of military service, emphasizing their innocence and visiting them in detention.
- 01MK Yoav Ben-Tzur visits Torah students detained for studying instead of military service.
- 02He states he is proud to support those whose only offense is Torah study.
- 03Ben-Tzur emphasizes these students are not draft dodgers.
- 04The visits occur amid a broader struggle over the students' freedom.
- 05The full interview and video were published by Kikar HaShabbat.
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