Given the striking parallels between Israel’s current internal rift and the infighting that caused the destruction of the Second Temple 2000 years ago, why would the Israeli Government proceed with its Judicial Reform bill on the eve of Tisha B’Av? Very bad timing.
— David M Friedman (@DavidM_Friedman) July 23, 2023
reminds me of the complaints in the days of the Disengagement when PM Ariel Sharon scheduled the Disengagement during the Nine Days, and then pushed it to after Tisha B'Av. The Disengagement was carried out the morning after 9 Av (still within the mourning customs of the Nine Days because the majority of the Mikdash burned on the Tenth of Av)
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