What a spectacle — and what a waste of time. Satmar is busy organizing protests in London, but let’s be real: sooner or later the Muslims will chase them out. London already has a Muslim mayor, and when the tide turns, where exactly will Satmar run?
Not to the USA — Trump isn’t opening the doors for more people to mooch off the system. The only option left will be Israel, where they’ll suddenly need the very protection of the IDF they spend their lives demonizing.
So what’s behind this useless protest? Not one MK in the Knesset cares what these leidegeirs have to say. The truth is simple: Satmar teenagers are bored out of their minds. They don’t enjoy learning, they don’t exercise, they don’t swim, they don’t have smartphones. So what’s left?
Easy. Stage a protest against their eternal nemesis — the State of Israel, home to the majority of the Jewish people. At least it keeps them occupied for a few hours.
But then comes Sunday. And the question remains: what do you do with these kids once the protest is over?
Stay tuned.
Following the major Satmar rally in Manhattan against Israel’s proposed draft law, which accomplished Zero, London’s Satmar kehilla is now preparing for its own large-scale demonstration.
Thousands of residents from across London’s frum neighborhoods are expected to gather Thursday afternoon outside the Israeli Embassy to voice their opposition to the ongoing efforts in the Knesset to advance a new conscription law.
The demonstration is being organized by Satmar and are pushing to have all major chasidish kehillos join them , with participation expected from , Belz, Vizhnitz, Bobov, and Ger.
Both dueling Satmar factions have agreed to unite for this protest, lending unusual weight and symbolism to the event, just like when dueling Arabs unite against Israel.
Organizers also noted that the gathering is set to take place on the 21st of Kislev, long marked as the “Yom Hatzalah” of the Satmar Rebbe, Rav Yoel Teitelbaum zt”l, from none other than Rudolf Kastner a Zionist!
The call to protest follows a request from the Badatz of the Eidah HaGanavim in Yerushalayim, which issued a strongly worded letter urging kehillos abroad to join the outcry against any legislation that would compel "bnei Torah" in Eretz Yisroel to serve in what they termed “the army of destruction.”
In response, the rabbonim of London’s Badatz Kehillas Kadathia issued their own letter encouraging full participation, stressing that the hour demands a united and public stance.
Local rabbonim across London have signed on to the initiative, encouraging all men and bochurim to attend. Yeshivos affiliated with Ger have already confirmed that they will be sending their bochurim, and organizers say buses will be running from all major chareidi centers to accommodate the large turnout.
The demonstration follows the massive Manhattan protest outside the Israeli Consulate two months ago, which drew international attention but accomplished zero. With the draft bill continuing to advance through Israel’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, London’s kehillos say it is their responsibility to raise their voices in solidarity.
The atzeres is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. London time. Community leaders anticipate a peaceful but forceful show of unity, expressing the long-held position that the chareidi community worldwide stands firmly against any legislation that would require bnei Torah in Eretz Yisroel to abandon their learning and join military service.
