US EditionGoldknopf Likens Sanctions on Haredi Draft Dodgers to Placing 'Yellow Badge' on Them at the Knesset
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Haredi lawmaker compares sanctions on draft evaders to Nazi's yellow star
Ultra Orthodox party United Torah Judaism head Yitzhak Goldknof claimed that sanctions against Haredim who do not enlist should be abolished, comparing them to a yellow star, drawing swift condemnation
Goldknopf likens sanctions on haredi draft dodgers to placing 'yellow badge' on them at the Knesset
“I beg you, exempt them from everything,” United Torah Judaism chairperson Goldknopf told the panel, before seeming to refer to the yellow star that Nazi’s placed on Jews during the Holocaust.
The settlers also wore yellow and orange badges, as did the reform protesters. It's an unfortunate image, but I can live with it. And no, Goldknopf is not the sharpest MK in the Knesset, and he probably did something wrong. But we can move on.
Constantly spouting The chairman of Agudat Yisrael, MK Yitzhak Goldknopf, once again managed to stir up the political system with a rant, this time comparing the sanctions on Torah students to the Nazis' yellow badge. Smotrich (below the threshold) and Lapid (slightly above it) were quick to condemn. All the details are in the video report below. Go build a state The talented spokesperson for the Shas party, Asher Medina, appeared on Kol Barama …
Agudat Yisrael Chairman MK Yitzhak Goldknopf attacked the sanctions clauses included in the draft draft law during a Knesset committee hearing, saying that it was a "yellow badge for Torah students." The statement provoked strong reactions from both the coalition and the opposition.
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