The gatherings have led to clashes with police and an unprecedented wave of public anger toward the religious community. The ultra-Orthodox community makes up about 12 percent of Israel’s 9.3 million people. We will listen to them today as well.”While the ultra-Orthodox community is far from monolithic, many rabbis have either ignored or even intentionally flouted safety rules. The religious community is growing rapidly even though economists have long warned that the system is unsustainable. Israel’s non-Orthodox majority was outraged at what they saw as contempt for the rules and selective enforcement by authorities.

Source: Egypt Independent February 10, 2021 08:48 UTC