The front page of the Haredi daily Hamodia announces a protest rally of tens of thousands of Gur Hasidic followers outside the military prison, according to journalist Eli Hirshman. The rally is framed as a protest against the 'persecution and humiliation of Torah learners' amid the ongoing controversy over Haredi draft exemptions.
Tuesday morning's front page of the Haredi daily Hamodia announces a planned mass protest rally by the Gur Hasidic community outside an IDF military prison, according to journalist Eli Hirshman. The banner reads: 'Tens of thousands of worshippers at the gates of the military prison that has become a symbol of persecution and humiliation of Torah learners.' The announcement comes a day after thousands of Gur Hasidim, led by United Torah Judaism chairman MK Yitzhak Goldknopf, protested outside Prison 10 on Monday evening.
On Monday, The Zioneer reported that Goldknopf visited Prison 10 and was expected to join a Gur protest. By 16:21 Jerusalem, the desk published multiple updates confirming his presence at the protest, with a photo from N12 verifying his participation. The thread also included an unverified claim that Goldknopf was deliberately working to sabotage the right's election chances. The protest drew thousands of Gur Hasidim, as reported in the thread's final update.
The wider context, as The Zioneer reported on Monday evening, includes the Gur Rebbe's announcement of a standing policy to protest at Prison 10 whenever a deserter from the sect is arrested. Previous protests date back to June, including a rally outside Prison 10 in June that drew thousands of dancing Gur Hasidim, and a counter-protest in which demonstrators in soldier pants confronted the crowd.
The specific timing and location of the rally announced in Hamodia were not detailed. The unverified claim about Goldknopf's motives has not been independently confirmed.
6 developments
- DevelopingThousands of Gur Hasidim dance outside Prison 10 in protest rally
- StrongGur Hasidic follower arrested, sentenced to 20 days in military prison for seeking draft exemption
- DevelopingCounter-protesters in soldier pants confront Gur Hasidim outside Prison 10
- DevelopingGur Hasidim dance outside Prison 10 as news spreads of expected release of deserter
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