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Thousands Gather in Bnei Brak to Protest Arrests of Sephardic Yeshiva Students
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First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 7 hours ago
What happened
Thousands of Sephardic Torah scholars and community members are gathering in Bnei Brak to protest the arrest and imprisonment of yeshiva students, led by Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef. The rally condemns the arrests as discriminatory and calls for the release of the students, highlighting tensions over military conscription of religious learners.
- 01Thousands of Sephardic Torah scholars will rally in Bnei Brak against yeshiva student arrests.
- 02The protest is led by Chief Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef and senior Torah sages.
- 03Organizers call the arrests a spiritual persecution and a disgrace to Torah study.
- 04Rabbi Yosef accuses the right-wing government of targeting Sephardic students.
- 05The rally is framed as a sacred duty for all Torah-observant Jews to attend.
- 06The protest highlights tensions over military conscription of yeshiva students.
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