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Harav Melamed Complains of “Blood Libel” Against Him
Last night (Monday) Harav Melamed sharply attacked the Defense Minister and said his accusations were “a blood libel against me and the holy Torah.”
In his remarks he said: “The Defense Minister is making a personal blood libel against me.” He also said that would not sign any agreement, since his role as a rabbi is to tell the truth fearlessly, and not to take into consideration the political decisions of the security establishment.
“Barak's accusations are a blood libel which may promote him politically but is destroying the IDF, destroying our unity, and tearing apart the state's democratic foundations," he said.
In his remarks, Rabbi Melamed wondered aloud, and asked: "Can a rabbi not think and speak honestly even in the democratic State of Israel? Should his students be disqualified from army service because he expresses his opinion according to his halachic conscience? Is this the defense minister's responsibility?"
Earlier, the Defense Minister received backing for his decision from the Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, and the PM’s office issued a statement saying: "The Prime Minister's staunch stance against insubordination is known to all. The Prime Minister will not intervene in the issue of the Har Bracha yeshiva, and supports Barak's decision. However he hopes that the matter will eventually be solved with understanding."
Calls for Mass Insubordination
At the conference, young men from Hesder Yeshivot gathered outside the synagogue and called to remove the army from political debates, and not to let the army expel Jews from their homes. The young men called for mass insubordination until the army’s arrangement with Yeshivat Har Bracha will return to its previous standing.
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