Instead of a school day: about a thousand Haredi students will be bussed to a protest outside Prison 10
About a thousand Haredi students from Breslov institutions and other streams are expected to arrive in organized transportation for a protest outside Prison 10, where Haredi detainees are held for refusing to enlist in the IDF. The students will come from Safed, Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Beitar Illit, and Tel Aviv; in some institutions, buses were already waiting for them upon arrival this morning. The move raises questions regarding Education Ministry directives prohibiting the integration of the education system in political activity.
About a thousand Haredi students from Breslov institutions and other Haredi streams are expected to arrive today (Monday, October 12, 2026) in organized transportation for a protest outside Prison 10, where Haredi detainees are held for failing to report for IDF service. The students will come from Safed, Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem, Beitar Illit, and Tel Aviv, along with their teachers and staff. In some institutions, students arrived at the cheder this morning, and buses were already waiting to take them to the protest. Participants include students of Breslov Talmud Torahs, some affiliated with the Edah HaChareidis and some with Agudat Yisrael. According to the organizers, the event aims to strengthen the young prisoners jailed for refusing to enlist. Among the detainees are also young people arrested after attempting to travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah, despite court orders against them. A circulated flyer describes the detainees as those imprisoned for their "firm stand to preserve their Judaism." The removal of students from educational institutions and their organized participation in the protest raises questions about compliance with Education Ministry directives, which impose restrictions on political-party activity within the education framework.