Defense chiefs condemn violent disruption of Bnei Brak conference for Haredi brigade |
Defense Minister Israel Katz and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen Eyal Zamir condemned on Monday the violent disruption of an IDF conference a night earlier for the ultra-Orthodox Hasmonean Brigade.
Extremist Haredi protesters broke into a gathering held Sunday evening in Bnei Brak for parents of recruits to the newly formed brigade.
“Some of the protesters acted violently toward the brigade’s soldiers and commanders,” the military said in a statement about the incident late Sunday. The IDF said that police were called to the scene and managed to restore order.
“The IDF strongly condemns any act of violence against its commanders and soldiers,” it added. News outlets reported that two soldiers were lightly hurt in the clashes and that the brigade’s commander, Col. Avinoam Emunah, was escorted to safety by police amid the scuffle.
Zamir on Monday spoke with Emunah and expressed his backing for the unit’s commanders and soldiers, the IDF said.
The IDF chief stressed that violence against IDF........