Gafni vs. Goldknopf/Maariv
Hundreds of "Brothers in Arms" protest activists are demonstrating this morning (Monday) outside the home of the Minister of Construction and Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, calling for the inclusion of ultra-Orthodox members to enforce the obligation to have a vest even among ultra-Orthodox society - in the background the High Court of Justice is expected today to discuss a conscription law Yeshivot. "For years we have borne the burden of service and bereavement," the protest organization said. "Now, in the face of the security challenges that a cruel enemy presents us and a tremendous service burden on the serving public, we must end the discrimination between blood and blood.
It's time for equality."
The activists also protested the minister's statements from last week, who wondered about the connection of the government members to the October 7 default and the outbreak of the war in Gaza. "What, the day after the war the government should fall?
What does the government have to do with the war?", he told the ultra-Orthodox website Kikar HaShabbat at the time. "Now it's something new.
Will many people who will earn a lot of money sit on this fence to check what happened here?". In protest of his words, the protestors left outside his house "order 8" - written in his name.
Before the start of the hearing at the High Court, which is expected at 09:30, the protesters will start their way In the direction of Agrant Square next to the Supreme Court building. All three protesters will carry a stretcher together: "We will leave the fourth grip point free, in the hope that our brothers and sisters will mobilize and join in carrying the burden that is becoming heavier by the day."
Brothers in Arms left minister Goldkonpf an order 8 outside his house before the hearing on ultra-Orthodox recruitment in the Supreme Court, February 26, 2024/Official website, Brothers in Arms
Brothers in Arms left minister Goldkonpf an order 8 outside his house before the hearing on ultra-Orthodox recruitment in the Supreme Court, February 26, 2024/Official website, Brothers in Arms
The hearing at the High Court will begin at 09:00, and will be held in Hall C, which is reserved for important hearings, due to its size and ability to accommodate a large number of spectators. The panel of judges that will hear the petitions tomorrow is the panel of seniority, meaning the oldest judges in the Supreme Court: Uzi Fogelman - from "From the President of the Supreme Court, Yitzhak Amit - who is supposed to be the president of the court according to the seniority system, and Noam Solberg who is supposed to be president after Judge Amit.
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