Yitzhak Amit's Apology to the Haredi Public
After causing an uproar when he claimed that many Haredim hold a kosher phone alongside a smartphone, Judge Yitzhak Amit apologized for his remarks and clarified that he did not intend to offend the Haredi…
Assessment
A Supreme Court justice had to apologize for stating a simple observable fact: that many in the Haredi community carry both a kosher phone and a smartphone. The apology itself is the story. It shows how even a judge, whose job is to speak truth to power, must tread carefully around a community that treats its own internal contradictions as off limits for public discussion. Watch whether this apology emboldens Haredi political leaders to demand more control over what can be said about their constituents.