Sunday, March 09, 2014

Tens of Thousands Protest Against Israel Draft In NYC

Tens of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews gathered in New York’s financial district on Sunday to protest Israel’s decision to draft previously exempt yeshiva students into the IDF.  The protest, described as a prayer rally by organizer Agudath Israel of America, was intended to serve as a followup to last week’s mega-protest in Jerusalem, which drew a crowd of hundreds of thousands.

The prayers offered at the rally were intended as a plea for divine mercy in the face of Israel’s “ongoing attempt at social engineering of the charedi community,” Agudath Israel said in a statement.  The crowd, estimated by the NYPD at between thirty and thirty five thousand, stretched for blocks, closing off Water Street to traffic and turning lower Manhattan into a sea of black hats, white shirts and long caftans.


Aerial view of the large crowd.




The Satmar Rebbe arrives at Atzeres Tefillah in Manhattan


Various Roshei Yeshivos and Rebbes at the Asifa.


Video by ColLive.com


Video by Arutz 7


Satmar Rebbe Reciting Kabolas Ol Malchus Shomayim.


MK Yisrael Eichler Speaking To US Media At NY Atzeres - UTJ MK HaRav Yisrael Eichler calls on PM Netanyahu to respect religion in the Jewish state of Israel. Translation provided by Shlomo Gombo. Video by Jacob Kornbluh.


MK Yisrael Eichler taling directly to reporter Jacob Kornbluh.


Update: March 10, 2014.

Video by VinNews


Video of the Chazan during Slichos


Video by reporter Shimon Gifter.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Its so sad to hear the way these kids are talking and how uneducated they sound they shouldnt be alowed by there parents to talk to reporters because tyey give off a terrble impression

yechi hamelech! said...

they may not be 'educated' in politics but i think that they show a nice happy impression of Jewish kids in america b"h, and the grasp they have is in tune with the situation (in general) i think its ok....