Moti Leitner, chairman of the new Haredi party 'The Haredi Public', responded Tuesday night to the attack on Haredi attendees at an IDF recruitment event in Jerusalem, calling on United Torah Judaism and Shas to strongly condemn the 'gang of rioters from the extremist Jerusalem Faction,' according to Channel 12 reporter Eli Hirshman.
Leitner's statement Tuesday night responds to an attack on Haredi attendees at an IDF recruitment event in Jerusalem earlier this evening. The Zioneer reported that protesters from the anti-Zionist Jerusalem Faction assaulted individuals at the event; the extent of injuries and any arrests are not yet known.
The chairman of the new Haredi party 'The Haredi Public,' which represents working Haredi seeking integration into broader Israeli society, called on the established Haredi parties United Torah Judaism and Shas to issue strong condemnations of what he described as a 'gang of rioters from the extremist Jerusalem Faction.' The statement was reported by Channel 12's Haredi affairs correspondent Eli Hirshman.
It remains unclear whether UTJ or Shas will respond to the call, or whether any further steps will be taken by security forces.
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