Or Yehuda deputy mayor incites burning of New Testament, then apologizes

Over at Yeshive World News Yechiel Spira reports:

Backed by Shas officials, students from Or Yehuda yeshivas gathered hundreds of copies of the new testament along with missionary materials, which were later taken to a central location in the city and set ablaze last Thursday night.

Shas officials in Or Yehuda explain that missionaries are working with fervor in the city, which they point out is against Israeli law.

Attorney Meyers, representing the missionaries, told Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) on Tuesday that the action of the Orthodox Jews is illegal and immoral, drawing an analogy to the Nazis who burned Jewish books, leading to violence and the Holocaust.

While over at The Jerusalem Post, Amir Mizroch writes:

Or Yehuda deputy mayor: I'm sorry about burning New Testaments

The burning of hundreds of New Testaments by yeshiva students in Or Yehuda last week was regrettable and unplanned, the city's deputy mayor, the man who spurred the students to act, told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.

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