Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Tauman Gabbai, the Rebbe of the Gur Hasidic sect, called on all Gur Hasidim in Israel to gather outside Military Prison 10 on Wednesday at 16:00 Jerusalem time, in protest of the arrests of Haredi draft evaders. The call follows a similar protest led by the sect's rabbis earlier Tuesday, as The Zioneer reported.
Gur Rebbe Rabbi Yitzchak Meir Tauman Gabbai has personally instructed all followers of the Gur Hasidic sect in Israel to gather outside Military Prison 10 on Wednesday at 16:00 Jerusalem, according to a Telegram message published by the sect's leadership tonight. The direct call from the Rebbe marks the highest level of religious authority's involvement in the protest campaign so far.
Earlier Tuesday at 18:34 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Gur rabbis and the Rebbe's sons would lead a coordinated protest at the same location. That bulletin followed a sequence of three wire reports published at 17:48 Jerusalem on Tuesday: first, that the Gur sect would hold a protest march; then that the Rebbe's sons and senior rabbis would lead it; and finally that the protest was coordinated with police and had a confirmed 16:00 start time via organizer E. Herschman. The arrests that sparked the broader campaign stem from an IDF effort to enforce conscription among yeshiva students, as The Zioneer has reported in multiple background items dating back to Jun 9—including protests in Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem, Ashdod, and Mevaseret Zion.
Wednesday's event is expected to draw thousands.
4 developments
- DevelopingHaredi protesters try to block extradition of draft evaders to military police in Jerusalem
- DevelopingSenior Israeli police officers urge halting proactive arrests of Haredi draft evaders
- DevelopingHaredi protests spread to multiple cities after draft dodger arrests
- StrongHundreds of Haredim block police in Ashdod to prevent arrest of draft deserter — who is not Haredi
Source and signal
- Internal intake