A prominent ultra-Orthodox newspaper announced over the
weekend that it supported the delegitimization campaign aimed against haredim
serving in the Israel Defense Forces.
Haredi newspaper Hapeles, which represents prominent
ultra-Orthodox rabbi Shmuel Auerbach, said that while it opposed violence, it
supported the campaign against the "hardakim" ("haredi
cockroaches"). The campaign against ultra-Orthodox soldiers began two
months ago, and has been characterized by scathing articles, propaganda posters
in haredi towns, and even an "anti-hardak" caricature competition.
Israel Hayom reported over the weekend that Hapeles said it
was not responsible for the campaign.
Meanwhile, two haredi men were indicted on Friday on a
series of charges alleging that they attacked police officers who were
attempting to rescue a haredi soldier from angry mob in Mea Shearim on Tuesday.
Yosef Brown, 22, and Yaakov Krishevsky, 21, were indicted for attacking a
police officer, disrupting a police officer while in the line of duty, and
causing a public disturbance. Initially, the Jerusalem District Court ordered
that the two be placed under house arrest, but the prosecution objected, and
the court extended the youths' remand until Monday.
Meanwhile, the Movement for Quality Government in Israel
informed Defense Minister Moshe (Bogie) Ya'alon that if he went ahead with a
suggestion to cancel draft orders already issued to thousands of haredim for
this summer, the organization would take the matter to the High Court. On
Thursday, the government told the court that Ya'alon was considering postponing
the recruitment of thousands of yeshiva students who have already received
draft notices, saying that it seemed inconsistent to draft them while the
government was still considering proposed reforms to the entire military draft.
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