NYPD to Satmar: Cancel the demonstration tomorrow
Satmar is planning a protest march in Manhattan • although this limited format demonstration, police officials claim bad timing
- Yoel Bitelman, B'Chadrei Charedim
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NYPD officials angry today (Monday) that Satmar refused to postpone the planned demonstration tomorrow against a law recruiting Yeshiva students, although Satmar decided to protest in a limited format.
Some of the commanders of the NYPD turned to Satmar heads in Kiryat Yoel and demanded to reject the protest scheduled to take place tomorrow in Manhattan, by orders of Mahara Satmar.
The police said that the timing, the Christmas Eve celebration is sensitive to timing and safety aspects during this period raises alert police and security reinforcements raises the streets. Main roads, a demonstration of Manhattan, would impose an impossible strain on police forces that will have to secure the event and close roads.
"These are the hardest two weeks of the year," said police commander in Manhattan.
Due to complaints, chassidim agreed to reduce the scope of the demonstration, the police nevertheless opposes the demonstration.
The plan is to take place tomorrow Thousands march starting at 13.30 (U.S. time) will open the 43rd Avenue and continue along the streets of Manhattan in the distribution of informational materials about the fight against conscription law in Israel, to the Israeli embassy.
In front of the embassy, Satmar rabbis shall give speeches and the march will continue until the UN building located on First Avenue.
One of the organizers of the demonstration said: "We will apply pressure to the police do not turn us to the demonstration, we considered the timing and lowered the profile of the demonstration. Purpose we chose this day thousands of people are busy shopping and are in the streets. That the demonstration will receive greater resonance, it is in the general media."
"We made huge signs in English, so that Jews do not understand, he added. And due to opposition police decided that only learners will participate in the demonstration, which would reduce the amount of people at the demonstration, and that is enough."
Some of the commanders of the NYPD turned to Satmar heads in Kiryat Yoel and demanded to reject the protest scheduled to take place tomorrow in Manhattan, by orders of Mahara Satmar.
The police said that the timing, the Christmas Eve celebration is sensitive to timing and safety aspects during this period raises alert police and security reinforcements raises the streets. Main roads, a demonstration of Manhattan, would impose an impossible strain on police forces that will have to secure the event and close roads.
"These are the hardest two weeks of the year," said police commander in Manhattan.
Due to complaints, chassidim agreed to reduce the scope of the demonstration, the police nevertheless opposes the demonstration.
The plan is to take place tomorrow Thousands march starting at 13.30 (U.S. time) will open the 43rd Avenue and continue along the streets of Manhattan in the distribution of informational materials about the fight against conscription law in Israel, to the Israeli embassy.
In front of the embassy, Satmar rabbis shall give speeches and the march will continue until the UN building located on First Avenue.
One of the organizers of the demonstration said: "We will apply pressure to the police do not turn us to the demonstration, we considered the timing and lowered the profile of the demonstration. Purpose we chose this day thousands of people are busy shopping and are in the streets. That the demonstration will receive greater resonance, it is in the general media."
"We made huge signs in English, so that Jews do not understand, he added. And due to opposition police decided that only learners will participate in the demonstration, which would reduce the amount of people at the demonstration, and that is enough."
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