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Thursday, August 6, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Police open criminal investigation into mass ultra-Orthodox wedding
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Israel Police says a criminal investigation has been opened regarding an ultra-Orthodox mass wedding held in violation of coronavirus regulations.
Photos from the wedding of the grandson of the spiritual leader of the Belz hasidic sect show some 2,000 people sitting next to each other, indoors, without keeping distance or wearing masks.
תמונה אחרונה בנושא. עבור כל אלו שטוענים שהכל היה בחוץ ועם מסיכות pic.twitter.com/3YViUiwaC9
— יאיר שרקי (@yaircherki) August 6, 2020
Channel 12 reports that attendants included United Torah Judaism MK Yisrael Eichler, who belongs to the Belz sect. Eichler refuses to comment.
Police say the wedding organizers have received four fines of NIS 5,000 ($1470) each.
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