Monday, July 6, 2020

Top ultra-Orthodox MK threatens party will exit coalition if yeshivas shuttered

https://www.timesofisrael.com/top-ultra-orthodox-mk-threatens-party-will-exit-coalition-if-yeshivas-shuttered/


MK Moshe Gafni has threatened to withdraw his ultra-Orthodox United Torah Judaism Party from the coalition if the government decides to close down yeshivas in the face of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Following reports that both the Health Ministry and National Security Council were pushing for yeshiva closures ahead of Monday’s coronavirus-focused cabinet meeting, Gafni told Hebrew media on Sunday that such a move would force him to turn to his party’s rabbinic leadership and “advise them not to be partners in such a government.”
 

1 comment:

  1. Nice to see the usual responsible attitude of the Chareidi MK's. Not!
    In the end the yeshivos might get shuttered, there will be protests and a few weeks later when it looks like it helped we'll get those same MK's claiming they were all for the closure in order to save lives. In fact, they were ahead of the seculars when it came to closing!

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