Shas rabbi warned: "Avoid looking for the children for policemen and soldiers on Purim" - Voila! News. Rabbi Avraham Salim, a member of the Shas Council of Torah Sages, signed a letter against soldiers' costumes.

The letter was first published six years ago along with the signatures of dozens of ultra-Orthodox rabbis - now Rabbi Meshas has added his signature. "Certainly, the costume has a great influence on the psyche of the children and their aspirations in life, and to educate them to stay away from ugliness and the like"