Heritage Minister on Arrested Tmimim: ‘No Place for Unnecessary Arrests, Act with Sensitivity’
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu slammed the arrest of ten tmimim who came to the IDF induction office to arrange their status ahead of their year of kevutza at the Rebbe’s court: ‘No place for unnecessary arrests, act with sensitivity and common sense’ • Full Story
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu responded on Thursday to the arrest of ten Chabad bochurim who arrived at the IDF induction office to arrange their status ahead of their planned year of study at the Rebbe’s court in the United States.
“I struggle to understand how bochurim whose contribution to the people of Israel and the State of Israel is so great find themselves behind bars,” Minister Eliyahu said. “These are yeshiva students preparing for a year of ‘kevutza’ by the Rebbe in 770, who came on their own initiative to the induction office to arrange their status with the military authorities.”
“It is important to remember: in the absence of a new draft law, yeshiva students must not be turned into criminals, and certainly there is no place to treat them as dangerous criminals or to take disproportionate steps against them,” he continued.
“Chabad chassidim are known for their contribution to the State of Israel and the people of Israel. Many bochurim go out after their years of study on shlichus across the country and the world, and many of them later enlist in the IDF in adapted tracks. Precisely toward such a public, sensitivity, discretion and an understanding of reality are required,” Minister Eliyahu said.
“I expect the IDF to reconsider its handling of the bochurim and to treat them fairly, with sensitivity and with common sense,” he concluded.
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