Senior Ultra-Orthodox Rabbis Urge Students to Avoid Protests .....

[...] “It is strictly forbidden, under any circumstances, to participate in or *be present among those who go to places where there are confrontations with the police,” the rabbis wrote. “One must remain in the yeshiva for studies and all scheduled sessions. Heaven forbid that anyone should be in those places… Aside from the physical danger, this constitutes a great desecration of God’s Name.”

footnote:  *because bystanders will be arrested, and they were.

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