In a shocking discovery, Haredi kosher cellphone companies
blocked access to rape and abuse hotlines from their phones, according to a
report in Yedioth Ahronoth.
Some kosher cellphone holders have reported that they are
unable to dial 1201, which is a psychiatric emergency hotline, 1202, which is a
hotline for female rape victims, and 1203, which is a hotline for male rape
victims.
1204, which is a hotline for students, who are abused by
their teachers, is also blocked.
The only four digit number with a 12 prefix that works is
the ZAKA hotline.
Last year, the Knesset passed a law, which mandates that all
these numbers should be free of charge and non trackable in order to ensure
anonymity.
When the phone companies were asked about this they said
that the numbers were blocked on the direct orders of the rabbis.
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