Ettinger won’t be sprung for son’s brit, but can hold it in jail

4 April 2016, 1:48 pm

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Jewish extremist Meir Ettinger can’t leave prison for his newborn son’s ritual circumcision later today, the Supreme Court rules, upholding a decision Sunday by the Beersheba District Court.

However, the court rules he can hold the brit milah behind prison walls with the participation of 15 family members. An earlier offer by the Prisons Service to have the rite performed there was rejected by the family.

The court says Ettinger poses a threat and therefore cannot be granted furlough, according to Channel 10 news.

Ettinger, the grandson of extremist rabbi Meir Kahane and thought to have been the head of a loose-knit group of Jewish terrorists, has been held since August under administrative detention but not charged.