Posted on 03/11/21
| News Source: Times of Israel
A man was arrested Wednesday after attempting to attack Harav Gershon Edelstein, shlita, 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.
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The man, in his twenties, was arrested by police after the attempted assault on Harav Gershon Edelstein, who is 97.
The rav’s family members were able to fend him off, but then called police when he tried to again attack the rabbi outside the building on Ra’avad Street.
Officers who arrived found the man “shouting and running amok,” police said in a statement that confirmed the man was opposed to vaccinations.
Read more at Times of Israel.