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Gantz says ‘there can’t be two states here’ after Haredi rabbi’s call to open schools
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleDefense Minister Benny Gantz also calls on the ultra-Orthodox public to follow the virus rules, but doesn’t directly mention Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky’s order that Haredi boys’ schools should reopen tomorrow despite the continued ban on them doing so.
“There can’t be two states here. No group or person in Israel is above the law — no one,” he tweets.
Gantz calls on Haredi leaders to instruct their followers to adhere to the guidelines, citing pikuach nefesh, the Jewish religious imperative to save lives.
He stresses most Israelis — including most Haredim — have followed the rules.
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