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HAREDI PROTESTERS block Highway 1, June 1, 2026. (credit: YOTAM RONEN\/WALLA)<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not just stone throwing. How can any Jew utter the words, \u201ckill the Jews,\u201d no matter how frustrated they are by the moral obligation, enacted as law, prioritizing saving the lives of our citizens over religious study, which will only be temporarily placed on hold?<\/p>\n
Are we to believe that serving for three years precludes Torah study for a lifetime?<\/p>\n
Have these rioting haredim (ultra-Orthodox)<\/a>, who claim to love their holiest book, containing the words of Moses, decided that portions such as Deuteronomy 20:1-4, which say, \u201cThe Lord your God is the One Who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies to save you and bring you victory,\u201d should be excised?<\/p>\n Or do they simply think that what was written 4,000 years ago is no longer applicable?<\/p>\n What occurred last week in Jerusalem, at the Bar Ilan intersection, classified as a riot rather than a lawful protest, is a disgusting display of perversion, both as it relates to the lack of moral character by so-called men of faith, whose rage physically injured others, as well as an affront to God Himself.<\/p>\n Have these Torah students not yet read the Sanhedrin 85a portion of the Talmud, which gives a universal prohibition against hitting or physically injuring any person? What about Leviticus 25:17, which states, \u201cYou shall not wrong one another, but you shall fear your God.\u201d<\/p>\n What exactly are these religious institutions teaching the young men who have enough boundless energy to fight the laws that govern a country that is fraught with existential threats, to the point of total destruction? Where would those studies be held if yeshivas are no more?<\/p>\n While police responded by saying, \u201cWe will not allow a blatant violation of public order while harming freedom of movement, and we will act resolutely to restore order,\u201d why are they not confronting the ringleaders of such riots?<\/p>\n Why are they not insisting that the prime minister and his coalition do something about this, reminding them that this is a disgraceful stain upon a country meant to be the vehicle for world redemption?<\/p>\n None of this is fitting in any way and is tantamount to airing one\u2019s dirty laundry in public. Nevertheless, our leaders continue to vote for funding the study of these young men, all on the financial back of Israel\u2019s citizens and at the expense of the real heroes, some of whom selflessly spend more than a year in reserve duty to make up for the obvious slack.<\/p>\n Israel needs to stop tolerating the intolerable<\/p>\n