Prime Minister Netanyahu remarked Sunday evening, asking how it is possible that police are sent to yeshivas to arrest Torah students, but added that 'factually, it never happened.' A security source previously told Israeli media that such arrests did not occur, as The Zioneer reported.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening posted a statement questioning the idea of police sending Torah students to prison, while acknowledging that factually such arrests have never occurred. The remark follows a previous assertion he made on Saturday night, which a security source told Israeli media was incorrect — saying no arrests of yeshiva students have taken place. The Zioneer reported that earlier exchange. Sunday's statement appears to walk back the earlier claim while keeping the rhetorical question alive. The issue has been the subject of several recent discussions, including a newspaper editorial urging a freeze on yeshiva student arrests until after elections. No new arrests or police actions have been reported.
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