Categories: Haredim & Hassidim / Government / Left vs. Right

Moshe Gafni Rejects President’s One-Sided Plan; Cosplay Protests Escalate in Bnei Brak

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March 16, 2023, 8 AM ET

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Moshe Gafni, leader of the Degel HaTorah faction in the Haredi UTJ party, rejected the alternative to the government’s judicial reform plan released by the President of Israel Isaac Herzog Wednesday night because, in his opinion, the President’s plan would not allow for the changes the government feels are needed in Israel’s judicial system. “The President’s proposal means a complete reversal of the necessary changes in the judicial system,” said Gafni. “It is one-sided, biased and unacceptable.” “The proposal ignores the root problems presented by the president in his first speech and even exacerbates them,” he added. “The heads of the coalition and the members of the national camp parties are united to bring a good outline for a responsible balance between the governing authorities.” Anti-Reform protesters launched a much larger cosplay protest campaign in the Haredi city of Bnei Brak on Thursday morning, setting up an "IDF draft center" in the city, replete with the expected costumes and other noisy paraphernalia.

בני ברק ?? pic.twitter.com/ECbcG1WAZW
— Real News IL (@RealNewsIL) March 16, 2023

חשבו שלא יפגינו יותר בבני ברק. שיצליחו להפחיד אותנו, אז הנה. pic.twitter.com/MEyRXo9Yla
— Gilad levi - kopelman جلعاد ليفي-كوبلمان (@giladlevi73) March 16, 2023

מאות אנשי מילואים מקימים עמדת גיוס מול עיריית בני ברק וקוראים ״בואו לצבא! מי שרוצה דיקטטורה מוזמן להתגייס אליה״ pic.twitter.com/4PxJY5z5dp
— Matan Golan (@MatanGolanPhoto) March 16, 2023

But perhaps there's still hope the anarchists' community organizers won't be able to drag Israel into a civil war... Some Haredim used it as an opportunity to have their secular brothers put on Tefillin.

תבואו כל בוקר. אחים אנחנו. חודשיים מאז תחילת המחאות, התיעוד הכי יפה הגיע דווקא מהעיר בני ברק. pic.twitter.com/abVVgNuT6B
— ישי כהן (@ishaycoen) March 16, 2023