Jerusalem City Councillor: Don’t Close Roads, Erect Tent Of Honor For Satmar Rebbe

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FILE - Satmar Grand Rabbi, Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, speaks in the ultra orthodox neighborhood of Meah Shearim on January 28, 2013. Photo by Mendy Hechtman/FLASH90

JERUSALEM (VINnews)— A member of the Israeli secular Hitorerut party in the Jerusalem municipality has lodged a formal complaint with Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon over the erecting of a tent to honor the visit of a New York Rabbi the leader of an Anti-zionist movement to Israel next Tuesday.

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Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum is due to visit Israel for ten days, during which he will inaugurate a new Beis Medrash for the Chasidus in Yoel Street, Jerusalem. A special tent has been erected there, where the Rebbe will conduct his prayers and a tish for thousands of his Chasidim from Israel and abroad.

City Councillor Yovav Tzur said that during such a sensitive security period for Israel it would be wrong for the city to give such honor to a Rebbe who is known for his opposition to the state of Israel and the IDF.

The Rebbe is known as one of the leaders of the struggle against conscription of Yeshiva students and he also encourages institutions not to take any money from the state of Israel.

Tzur wrote in his letter that “besides the fact that the rebbe attacks the state of Israel and its institutions on a regular basis and encourages his Chasidim not to enlist in the IDF and to oppose enlistment in every possible way, the decision to close the road and erect a tent causes unnecessary harm to neighborhood residents.”

In an interview with Israeli site Bechadrei Chareidim, Tzur added that “the decision by Mayor Leon to allow the total blocking of a road proves once again that he is controlled by extremist forces at the expense of local residents. It is unthinkable that a road should be blocked for two weeks  and it is my duty to deal with the needs of all local residents including those in Chareidi neighborhoods. Unfortunately the municipality prefers to treat these neighborhoods like its own back yard and this policy must change.”

 


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Jewishguy
Jewishguy
4 years ago

This Jew hater fake Rebbe should be banned from Israel

Yitzchok Goldson
Yitzchok Goldson
4 years ago

Sad. It sounds like you are the Jew-hater. All Jews are welcome here or should be, of whatever politic. In unity, we will be strong. Haredim, left, right, center, Not just a unity government, but a unity nation.

Shalom al Yisroel

s
s
4 years ago

The Sarmarer Rebbe was saved by the Jewish Agency

Shimon
Shimon
4 years ago

Satmar loves all jews. They only don’t want to be tainted ideologically with modern Zionism.
As long as they are friendly and humane, and can keep to agreements, they should be welcomed and assisted.
They are not BDS or terrorists of any sort. Government officials can also include condition the the rebbe himself announce that his hasidim should always be civil and polite and remain loving to everyone as jews, which satmar ideology has no problem with!

Shmelke
Shmelke
4 years ago

The opposition to the government accommodating the Satmar Rebbe is understandable due to his opposition to the State of Israel. However they should accommodate him during his visit.
The Rebbe is not a “Jew hater” just a man opposed to the creation of a Jewish state before the coming of Moshiach.

Embarrassed Again
Embarrassed Again
4 years ago

A klal gadol for too many posters on VIN is “…I know the truth, and anyone who disagrees with what I say is to be vilified and disgraced as evil…” Makes one wonder how many of you understand the significance of shachla v’taria in Shas.

Heshy
Heshy
4 years ago

Why don’t you anti Samar commentators keep silent when gay parades are allowed in Israel a so called Jewish state. If anything satmar is very supportive of Israel they just built a big new Shul in Jerusalem. I saw it.

Peace
Peace
4 years ago

Lets think positive. If Bernie or Warren gets elected (50% chance) they already announced they will cut some of the money to Israel. Satmar is against taking any money from the State. This should be good for Israel (more money for defense etc) unlike what the so called pro-Israel Misnagdim in Flatbush, 5Town, Monsey etc. do. They sending their confused teenagers to Israel to Yeshivos (Some learn, many many just hang out)supported by the State (Middle Class Taxpayers ) draining money from Israels Security, welfare etc. BKitzur. Satmar does more for Israel than the Lutvaks .

dr. yidd
4 years ago

I think it would be wrong not to build the rebbe a very big tent. However, it ought to be located across from the Gaza security fence, on the Israeli side if the rebbe prefers. If the rebbe wants protection it should be provided and charged for by the IDF.

R’ yoelish apparently could never get over who he dealt with to secure his release. rabid anti-Israel feeling continues t this very day

rebice
rebice
4 years ago

Peace , Do you have any idea what the cost is to send the confused teenagers to Eretz Yisroel . Over $25,000 and that isn’t in Shkolim.
Perhaps you are the here that is confused.

ChelmiTe
ChelmiTe
4 years ago

Whomever loves to hate this group should pray they never have to be hospitalized in order to witness their incredible Bikur Cholim services that they supply free to patients and their families, no matter who they are. Among the many wonders that I personally have seen them do, was an older women bringing in a wagon full of freshly made foods early in the morning to a NY hospital so that families of patients, as well as the patients, who needed to be in the hospital overnight had Kosher food to eat. The woman traveled miles from Williamsberg to NY to deliver the food that had been cooked early that morning by the Satmar ladies. Their activities go all over the city in many hospitals.

GoldnMedina
GoldnMedina
4 years ago

There is no point in arguing over who tried to convince the Satmar Rebbe to warn his flock and flee. Or how he managed to escape leaving all else to destruction. What matters is that since 1948 the Satmarers have waged war against THE FIRST JEWISH STATE IN 1,930 YEARS and want to remain in golus as doormat stateless exiles. They also HATE any and all Jews who aren’t them. Meanwhile the Brothers want to kill each other. Nice.

Mr&Mrs AmHaAretz
Mr&Mrs AmHaAretz
4 years ago

Religious Jews have legitimate reasons for opposing a secular Zionist State, after the brutal secular coercion inflicted upon them and their children by socialists who believed that all Jews should “look (and act) like them.”
Go learn what was done to Yemenite families, for example, now that the government opened up those records.
A Truth & Reconciliation Commission, as has been suggested, might bring at least a ceasefire and a measure of peace, iy”H, between secular v. religious, especially since the virulently anti-religious attitude is again boldly raising its ugly head.
Perhaps the Satmar Rebbe, shlita, and other rabbonim would reconsider and urge their followers to go vote in elections — for the sake of preserving Shabbat and respect for Torah learning and the honor of HKB”H in EY, b’ezrat HaShem.
Boruch Shem kivod malchutoh le’olam vo’ed.

Betty
Betty
4 years ago

Voting will never be reconsidered. Satmar do not recognize the entity of the State of Israel.
With all due respect, the Frum MK’s have not been able to stop the chilul shabbos nor any of the other terrible anti torah things that the secular government allow, as Heshy so rightly pointed out:
“Israel is a state of Jews but not a Jewish state. They have chillul Shabboss,tattoo shops,pork stores,gay clubs and parades,and a million kids in secular public schools. Is that a Jewish state. A shanda”

So pray tell me, of what use it is to even have frum MK’s. They should not be sitting together in the Knesset with such kind of people who promote and support all this. Doesn’t is say: אוי לרשע אוי לשכנו
and הַרְחֵק מִשָּׁכֵן רָע…..

G-d commanded us that we may not rule the land as long as we are in exile, even if the Non Jews tell us we can.
It will only be the Jewish Homeland with the coming of Moshiach and may it be the will of Hashem that this happens speedily.