Orphan failure • "it is hard for avrechim to come early"

Avrechim protest against women provocation this morning (Sunday) failed.

So what explanations and excuses do the organizers, deputy mayor of Jerusalem, Yitzchak Pindrus and Yossi Deutsch have?

Deutsch opens: "It's not for me to criticize why the public did not come. We did our part; we have not decided on that alone, we asked the Gedolei Yisrael. The fact is that only on Thursday did they give a final answer. I am a messenger of the Gedolei Yisrael and whatever they order to do I will do".

Personal failure?

"This is not a personal failure. There was an ad in all three dailies, weekend magazines; we need to find out what the sentiment of the people was and why they did not come.

Concerning selection by the police, Deutsch says, "The fact that the police is taking such a clear stand and gives them protection for 40 minutes while the Wall is closed only for a group of protesters - someone needs to give an answer to this: Who directed this? How can Israel Police determine who may enter the Wall? Who ever heard such a thing, a person comes to pray throughout the year was not allowed in, and others are allowed in. At this rate that they hurt anything sacred and no one has said a word, not taking a clear stand against them, after a day like this I'm more concerned as a citizen, not just as a public figure, even more than I was last month ".

Deutsch remains to be comforted by the fact that according to deployment of the police, if they 2,000 or 5,000 people would have turned up it would have created greater turmoil. They would have also gotten stuck."

Finally he says: "The Gedolei Yisrael knew the full picture. Whatever they order us to do, we will do. Hopefully someone sees sense in the coming month and will correct this situation."

Yitzchak Pindrus continues along the same line: "Gedolei Yisrael were concerned that there will be a mess, so they only called avrechim to come and attend the prayer rally. It seems that some find it very difficult to reach the wall so early, because some of them have to take the children out to kindergartens and the like."

Pindrus also criticized the police: "What the police did was beneath criticism. There were thousands of people who were not allowed to go to the bathroom or the wall for an hour. We must not keep quiet about this."

He also promises: "It's hard for avrechim to come to the Wall yeshiva, whoever was able to-came. We will prepare accordingly for next month."

And also makes sure to emphasize: "The management was perfect, there was publishing in the dailies, speakers and more, no problem there."

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!