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Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, head of the Ponovitz Yeshiva seen during a morning prayer at his home in Bnei Brak, February 15, 2021. (Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)
A man was arrested Wednesday after attempting to attack a leading pro-vaccine ultra-Orthodox rabbi at his home in Bnei Brak.
The incident came amid increasing concern over threats made to top medical officials from those who oppose the country’s mass vaccination drive that aims to inoculate the entire over 16 population by the end of April.
The man, in his twenties, was arrested by police after the attempted assault on 97-year-old Rabbi Gershon Edelstein, reported the B’Hadrey Haredim and Kikar HaShabbat news websites, which cater to the ultra-Orthodox community.
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