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Minister Goldknopf Condemns Treating Torah Students Like Terrorists in Knesset Debate
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First reported by Walla · 3 hours ago
What happened
Minister Itzhak Goldknopf criticized police treatment of Torah students during a Knesset debate on a Basic Law for Torah study, sparking a heated exchange with MK Naor Shiri. The discussion occurred amid protests by the ultra-Orthodox community against military conscription and police violence allegations.
- 01Minister Goldknopf condemned treating Torah students like terrorists during a Knesset debate.
- 02MK Naor Shiri sharply challenged Goldknopf's statement in the committee meeting.
- 03The debate focused on police treatment of ultra-Orthodox detainees amid conscription protests.
- 04Police Investigations Department is probing an officer for violence against ultra-Orthodox protesters.
- 05Recent protests by the Jerusalem Faction near Bnei Brak led to injuries from police crowd control.
- 06Eight protesters were treated for injuries during clashes with police enforcing conscription laws.
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