Flags removed after Request of Jerusalem Chief Rabbi

The battle over the Toeivah parade continues.

In response to the request of Jerusalem's Chief Rabbi, Harav Aryeh Stern, the flags that were hung near the Great Synagogue were taken down.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat announced today that he will not participate in the parade in order not to offend the sensitivities of the religious and charedi communities of Jerusalem, although he said that he supports the parade.

Barakat was attacked by the media and was seen as "giving in" to the religious communities of the city.

The family of Yeshai Shlisel were told to leave Jerusalem for the day. Shlisel's father told Walla News," I trust the police to do what needs to be done. I expected that they would have done more last year and this whole business would have been prevented. But I'm not getting excited…they haven't done something extreme such as arrest someon for two months. Perhaps it isn’t the most intelligent thing to do… but I accept it. Should I rebel? I'm not going to make a big deal about it."

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