Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, a senior Shas rabbinical figure, will lead a protest rally in Bnei Brak tonight at 21:30 against the arrest of draft evaders, according to journalist Eli Hirshman (N12). The rally defies the position of party chairman Aryeh Deri, and the party's newspaper does not mention the event.
Tonight's rally in Bnei Brak, led by Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, marks the most direct challenge yet by Shas's spiritual leadership to party chairman Aryeh Deri over the military-enlistment crisis. As The Zioneer has reported, Haredi protests against draft-evader arrests have escalated over the past weeks, including a midnight rally in Jerusalem (June 19) and a vehicle convoy in Jerusalem that UTJ MK Meir Porush joined (June 24). Rabbi Yosef is one of the movement's most senior figures; his decision to lead the protest — against Deri's stated position — signals deepening internal divisions. The party's official newspaper's silence on the rally suggests an effort to minimize public attention. The event is confirmed by journalist Eli Hirshman, the senior Haredi-affairs correspondent for N12.
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