'Arrest of Rabbi Shapira is a return to days of the Czar'
MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) criticized the state prosecutor over the arrest of Rabbi Yitzhak Shapira, head of the yeshiva in Mitzpe Yitzhar, for his book @@@Torat HaMelekh@@@ on Monday"Shai Nitzan of the state prosecution has appointed himself as a censor. In this country it is permitted incite against and oppose Judaism in the name of "freedom of expression," yet rabbis are led away in handcuffs for writing books," said Ben-Ari. "Shai Nitzan is returning us to the days of Czarist Russia," he added.ByREUTERS06/08/2025 07:57 AMByREUTERS06/08/2025 05:36 AMByMAARIV06/07/2025 02:33 PMByWALLA!06/07/2025 11:18 AMByREUTERS06/07/2025 03:25 AM
