'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 condemned protests against MK Michael Malchieli by haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters from the Jerusalem Faction (Peleg Yerushalmi) on Saturday night in Jerusalem. The protesters surrounded Malchieli's vehicle after a Torah lesson, shouting "Malchieli is a murderer!" and banging on his car. Shas labeled the group an "extremist, anarchist fringe group" that harms the haredi public and cooperates with left-wing organizations. The protest was sparked by Malchieli's support for legislation regulating military service for haredi yeshiva students. Malchieli has stated he would "not ask for a collective exemption for the ultra-Orthodox," believing full-time yeshiva students should be able to defer service.
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