Channel 12 journalist Eli Hirshman posted two messages Wednesday afternoon warning the Haredi public about what he describes as systemic incitement and a risk of civil strife. Hirshman cited a historical warning from the Brisker Rav about a 'destroyer angel,' and separately reported harsh remarks by Deputy Minister Israel Aichler (UTJ) accusing the police of treating Haredim as 'helpless Jews' with no civil rights.
Channel 12 journalist Eli Hirshman, the network's Haredi affairs correspondent, posted two statements on Wednesday afternoon framing the current tensions between the Haredi community and state authorities in stark terms. In the first, he warned Haredi youth about what he termed 'antisemitic incitement in the media' seeking to create a civil war, citing a warning by the late Brisker Rav (Rabbi Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik) to 'call to the destroyer angel — stop!'
In a second message, Hirshman reported on remarks by Deputy Minister Israel Aichler (UTJ), who accused the 'BaGatz regime' of a crackdown. Aichler reportedly said police no longer treat Haredim as legitimate citizens but 'like the Arabs in Kaplan,' and that the authorities will not hesitate to 'crush them.' Hirshman's posts are commentary and reportage, not independent reporting of a new event. The comments come amid ongoing friction over Haredi IDF enlistment and protest-related arrests. As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, police are reviewing allegations of incitement by journalist Hagi Huberman against Haredim, and earlier demonstrations at the Geha interchange saw claims of heavy-handed police tactics.
- DevelopingDeputy Minister Aichler accuses police of acting like 'persecutors,' warns of civil strife in incendiary comments
- DevelopingEli Hirschman calls on Ben-Gvir, Police Commissioner to stop 'police violence'
- DevelopingPolice examining journalist Hagi Huberman's comments on suspicion of incitement against Haredim
- DevelopingADL warns antisemitic online subcultures radicalize disaffected youth
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