Lapid's 'haredi protester' outed as secular activist in disguise

Arutz Sheva ^ | 4/3/18 | Tzvi Lev

[Eleutheria5]

On Sunday, Yesh Atid Chairman Yair Lapid led a demonstration at Tel Aviv's Center train station against proposed amendments to the Draft Law proposed by haredi lawmakers.

Together with dozens of Yesh Atid activists, Lapid castigated efforts by haredi MKs to extend army deferments for yeshiva students. "Nowhere in the Torah does it say that other people can die for you. Nowhere in the Torah does it exempt you from meaningful national service," said Lapid.

Flanking Lapid was a demonstrator in haredi garb, who held a sign reading "Real believers (in God) do not dodge the draft". However, sharp-eyed observers noted that the haredi man was actually a secular Yesh Atid member in disguise who had appeared with Lapid at other events.

Yesh Atid party officials denied that they had coordinated with the demonstrator, insisting that the activist dressed up on his own accord. "After checking, it turned out that the young man was an activist of Yesh Atid who had decided to disguise himself as haredi as part of the demonstration against the draft dodging law," said the party in a statement.

Lapid's rally came as multiple sources within the coalition say that the current impasse over the Draft Law is liable to topple the government and force early elections.

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[Eleutheria5]

My sole interest in this article is that they used a fake demonstrator. As for the actual issue that's the subject of the demonstration, pass the popcorn.

[alloysteel]

Making an exception for particular classifications of potential draftees is NOT “draft dodging”. The exceptions are for deferments only, and not to exclude forever and for all time, the discharge of the obligation of each individual to come to the defense of the community as a whole.

There are, of course, many people who are, for one reason or another, unfit to serve in active military service. But even those who do not fire weapons have active support roles, and if push comes to shove, every man, woman and child should be prepared to rise in defense to the last person. They are facing an enemy whose whole objective is death before surrender.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Artificially-fertilized pre-manufactured demonstrators in Israel too?

[BTerclinger]

Good find!

[Eleutheria5]

I’m sure this is not an isolated incident. Often the Palis throwing rocks are from central casting, too. A big-name news organization is in town, they call up the right number at the PA, and—hey! Presto!—rock throwers.

[Eleutheria5]

Haredim, however, often have their heads screwed on sideways. Not only are many of them totally opposed to Zionism, some of them don’t consider Zionists Jewish, and those adamantly refuse to accept money from the government and serve in the armed forces, and some of them even want to be under the rule of the PA. Sometimes, stupidity is self willed.