Spring Valley, NY – Hundreds of elementary and middle-school students and teachers from the United Talmudical Academy (UTA) staged a peaceful demonstration in Spring Valley on Wednesday protesting a bill before the Israeli government aimed at ending draft exemptions for Haredis.
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LOHUD.com (http://lohud.us/12ouVZl) reports that the protest, predominantly made up of boys between the ages of 6 and 13, began with a 4:15 p.m. rally at the school and then proceeded along Singer Avenue and Madison Avenue before returning to UTA.
Along the route boys carried signs written in both English and Hebrew, many of which alluded to the current Israeli legislation as being an attack on religious freedoms.
The bill, which was approved by Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday, calls for a gradual phasing-out of military exemptions for yeshiva students.
UTA teacher Joseph Lieberman pointed out the apparent hypocrisy of the Israeli bill, saying, “In the places we live — America in particular — they respect our religious laws. They understand that we are praying for the good of the land … and they are not forcing us to go into the army, but in the so-called Jewish state of Israel … they now say that we are not allowed to learn in the yeshiva … we have to go to the army.”
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Yup, lets teach them how to hate when they are little. Peaceful or not peaceful, they are being taught to hate. And we wonder why Moshiach can’t come.
Teacher Lieberman, when the situation called for it, even here in USA we had drafts. And, it’s completely false to assert that the Israeli government isn’t allowing people to learn in Yeshiva.
Yes, there’s problems with how the Goverment of Israel is approaching this issue, but your obsession and indoctrinating of your kids on this single issue, as if the rest of the Torah doesn’t exist, is deranged and certainly a distortion of yiddishkeit.
yup, here we go again. Can’t you understand that there is a need in Israel for everyone to do their part, both torah learning and army wise. No one is trying to infringe on your religous needs. In America, Charedim work. In Israel that seems to be treif. There are many generalizations all around. Stop playing the they are out to get me card, it disgusts everyone
It disheartens me to see kinder being used as political pawns. Come on, 6 through 13 year olds carrying political signs protesting the draft? What are the “adults” [term used loosely] thinking? This is as bad as when you see children carrying photos of aborted fetuses. I thought we were better than that. Sad.
Oh, BTW, was the Gestetner termed, “slap happy” principal there?
Luke.
Where does Satmar, which is anti the state, or any other group outside of Israel ,
come-off protesting Israeli government actions? These nice little kids will grow up
in NY,”Munroe” and Villiamsburg , enter the NYC welfare system, never work a day in their lives (many to most) and go to the mountains for the summer.
Come to Israel – be part of this world and then express your opinions !
I am holding a quiet anti-satmar rally alone in my house. It will be about as effective as their rally. But with much less chillul Hashem
Disgraceful! First of all if you don’t live in the country stay out of its politics.
If you are really unhappy, don’t go to the Israel Day Parade……oh yeah you don’t go anyway. Then stop donating funds to Israel ……oh yeah, you don’t do that anyway.
So let me get this straight, you want to dictate Israeli policy without contributing to the country or pay taxes to the country??
Ironically, the boys cannot read the English signs they are holding.
” we’re proud to ”hate””
It’s good to be proud! “Kinda” sums it all up.
Luke.
“They understand that we are praying for the good of the land” – This is so laughably false. The Satmar pray for the good of themselves. Teach the children to hate Jews and Israel, teach the children a dead ghetto language, teach them racial supremacy and mindless obedience, teach them that fraud is a way of life… this is what Satmar is about.
East Ramapo tax dollars pay to bus these students. What a waste of our tax money! This is not education related at all.
They can’t read the signs anyway. They probably think it’s a ban on sodas and chips.
Moshiach will come thru KJ/Willyburg first!
It’s okay…Let them teach the kids to hate. These are the same kids that in a few years will be hanging out in Willow Tree park on shabbos while smoking or even worse, or turning 7/11 into a hangout for ex chasidishe goyim. The hate always comes back to bite you in the behind. These same rabayim and parents will cry one day when there kids go off the derech and they will all scream “Why”.
For years we have been told that rank and file satmar is not the same as neturie karta. We have been tricked. They are one in the same.
Sick degenerates. What a Chillul Hashem. The Soton is working overtime, using these fools.
“read d 1st half of d comment. u took d last 2 words and u feel all smug….”
I did read the entire comment. I was highlighting the main point the poster was making.
Also, I don’t think the “t” “h” and “e” are working on the poster’s keyboard. Anyway, Thanks for stopping by.
Luke.
UTA teacher Joseph Lieberman pointed out the apparent hypocrisy of the Israeli bill, saying, “In the places we live — America in particular — they respect our religious laws. They understand that we are praying for the good of the land … and they are not forcing us to go into the army, but in the so-called Jewish state of Israel ..
and he is a teacher does he even know that we do not have a draft in the USA?
great education satmar is getting I guess that is why KJ has the highest poverty rate of the whole USA
It says in Pirkei Avot that one should not say anything unless you are in their position – we HAVE NO RIGHT WHAT SO EVER to comment about the security of Israel – rather then spend time for such shtus – they should say tehillim – I know these people are do not read newspapers or VIN for that matter – but the Arab world around them is in a state of FLUX and it is the nine days – better prayer than protests
Poor kids will grow up hating everyone they ever meet who is not like they are. What kind of parent allows this to happen to such beautiful, innocent kinder? I am so thankful that the rest of us condemn this type of action.
These kids enter junior high with 2nd grade skills in math and reading. They don’t stand a chance in the world to be anything other than disabled scholastically and emotionally. My husband teaches in one of their schools, or at least “tries” to teach. With all the “on the spectrum” kids mainstreamed with non disabled learning kids, the classroom is a failure in academia.
Looks more like a scene from Mayberry RFD than anything to take seriously.
What do u expect from these people.here in Israel were ever u see them they behave like…….
I could never understand how the zealots of the second bayis could burn down the piles of food to force the people of Jerusalem to starve and thus want to fight the Romans. How could anyone be so foolish and cruel to their fellow brothers. Now I read these comments. How foolish are the writers here who believe the government of Israel who supports more Torah than any other government in the history of the world including our own history be accused by myopic feeble minded “rebbees” teaching their students that they do not permit freedom of religion. Your words are riddled with hate and dripping in blood, they demean every facet of Yahadus. You make fun of Modern orthodoxy and believe only your way is correct and the path to the Almighty. It leads to a society that kicks the members of the IDF, those who sacrifice their lives to protect our country. it is a road to Hell one that I could never follow. You are the zealots of yesteryear. May we all be protected from your likes.
The Almighty gave us this most beautiful of lands and your pathetic minds can never grasp the nisim that were done for us. Then you will cry over the next churban
חלק פרק אחד עשר סנהדרין צח.
אמר רבי חמא בר
חנינא אין בן דוד בא עד שתכלה מלכות
הזלה מישראל
SEE RASHI
עד שתכלה מלכות הזלה.
שלא תהא להם שום שולטנות לישראל
אפילו שולטנות קלה ודלה:
And btw. Also includes having kiryas joel as tour own town with your own people and own fire dept and own security. That means moshiach wont come also because of KJ. They control an having control
All of these morons will lose their chelek of olam haboh for protesting against the IDF and the obligation of all yidden to defend the medinah. I suspect many of these kids who were dragged out of school and summer camps and covered with garbage bag signs have no clue what draft issue is about and simply march along like a bunch of sheeplach.
the irony is that the first place these so-called “yidden” run when faced with myriad of criminal charges is Israel. then they have no problem with the Zionists and IDF offering protection. what a disgrace and chillul hashem this is. leave the children out of this.
This is GREAT! Finally Satmer in Galut in Am-Reca talking about Israel.
After years of just ignoring it. Perhaps this awareness of ISrael in their youth will encourage some to make Aliya!