Rabbi Leibel Attacks: "The Arrests Are Stupidity and Wickedness"
President of the "Achvat Torah" organization, HaGaon Rabbi Dovid Leibel, harshly attacked the wave of arrests of yeshiva students and explained that one must distinguish between someone who studies Torah and someone who does not.…
Assessment
Rabbi Leibel's sharp criticism of the arrests highlights a deepening rift over military service exemptions. His endorsement of the hesder yeshiva heads' proposal, which pairs a one-year arrest freeze with expanded service options, signals a potential compromise. The key question is whether this outline can bridge the gap between the state's enforcement efforts and the charedi community's insistence on Torah study as a distinct category.