'Malchieli is a murderer!' Shas condemns protests against MK over haredi draft law
Malchieli has stated that yeshiva students should be able to defer service as long as Torah study is their occupation, and recently said he would "not ask for a collective exemption for haredim."
Shas, a major political party in Israel, strongly condemned a group of haredi protesters from the Jerusalem Faction who surrounded and verbally harassed MK Michael Malchieli outside of a weekly Torah lesson on Saturday night. The protesters, identified as an extremist and anarchist fringe, shouted "Malchieli is a murderer" as they surrounded the MK's vehicle.
Shas denounced the incident, calling the protesters a "severe harm" to the haredi public and the Torah world. The party emphasized that no individual will intimidate members of the Knesset or divert their path towards unity, Torah, and love of Israel. The protest was sparked by anger among haredi protesters over Malchieli's stance on a draft law aimed at regulating the status of haredi yeshiva students and their military service obligation.
Malchieli has maintained his position that full-time yeshiva students should be exempt from military service if Torah study is their occupation, and he recently stated that he would not request a collective exemption for the ultra-Orthodox community.
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