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Katz Condemns Anti-IDF Incitement at Bnei Brak Draft Rally
At a Bnei Brak draft protest Monday night, former Sephardi chief rabbi Yitzhak Yosef told hundreds of Haredi men that soldiers fall because the state narrows the steps of Torah learners, while Shas MKs attended as pressure over the yeshiva-student draft crisis grew. Ynet and Ch10 reported that another speaker, Rabbi Aryeh Yazdi, cursed IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir by name. Defense Minister Israel Katz condemned the incitement, saying red lines must not be crossed even when disputes are sharp. Israel can respect Torah study and Haredi tradition while insisting that public argument never target the IDF chain of command.