Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Chaim Epstein attacked the security forces for considering the possibility (which they deny) of posting Haredi soldiers in religious neighborhoods when beefing up security.
I am not sure why the security forces felt the need to deny it, as if it would be justified to call such a step a provocative move. they should just have left it with no comment.
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Epstein claims that posting Haredi soldiers in religious neighborhoods would be problematic for several reasons:
1. Epstein calls it a provocation
2. it would cause protests and the army would have to send in additional troops to back up the originals.
3. according to VIN, Epstein also said that such soldiers pose a spiritual threat to the religious neighborhoods.
While violence to troops (as well as to anybody else) is not to be tolerated, according to Epstein it is at least to be expected and justified. So, if the IDF posts female soldiers, it is understandable there would be violence towards them. If the IDF posts religious soldiers it is understandable there would be violence towards them. The only soldiers postable are male secular soldiers. They pose no threat, spiritual or otherwise, to residents of religious neighborhoods. That is both funny and ridiculous.
sources: Mynet, Galatz, VIN
interestingly, when I searched for the article, after I heard what had been said, I came up with a series of results. The top result was an article on Radio Kol Hai's website. When clicking on the link, no article comes up because it had been removed. Conspiracy? Did they remove it because it makes the Haredi deputy mayor look bad?
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