Thousands of Gerer Chassidim Rally Outside Military Prison Over Arrest | עצרת הענק של אלפי חסידי גור

Thousands of Ger'rer Chasidim protesters gathered outside both a military prison in central Israel and the home of the attorney general in Tel Aviv on Monday night, angrily protesting against the recent arrest of a yeshiva student for draft dodging. Thousands took part in the protest at the Beit Lid military prison, at one point breaching the fence surrounding the army base where the prison is housed and clashing with military police at the scene. United Torah Judaism party chief MK Yitzhak Goldknopf attended the rally, which was comprised largely of youth from the Gur Hasidic community. In an unusual move, the Gur Hasidic leader, Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Alter, was also in attendance. As the protest escalated, the two leaders reportedly called for calm at the scene and for the protesters to disperse. Haredi news sites reported that around 25,000 ultra-Orthodox protesters took part in the gathering after being bused in from around the country. בפעם השנייה בתוך שבוע, התכנסו ביום שני בערב למעלה מ-25 אלף חסידי גור ברחבת כלא 10 בראשות האדמו"ר מגור, כדי למחות על מעצר תלמיד הישיבה ישראל יהודה פיין. את דבר העצרת השמיע הגאון החסיד רבי מאיר פלקסר, ראש ישיבת "חידושי הרי"מ", שנשא נאום חוצב להבו