The day after the Supreme Court's ruling that prayers can be held separately in Tel Aviv's Gan Meir Park, the Rosh Yehudi organization claimed Thursday morning that due to fears of provocations, the prayer will take place in a synagogue on Bar Kochba Street and not outside.
The organization's chairman, Israel Zeira, was interviewed by Ynet this morning and declared that the prayer would take place as planned. But shortly thereafter, he released a statement saying he had changed his mind completely.
"In times of war, when our soldiers risk heroic battles, and while the entire nation prays for the safe return of our abductees, the way to victory and defeat the enemy, as well as the return of our kidnappers, is to add holiness, unity and inner peace. Unfortunately, we have heard plans to destroy this legal prayer as well; we choose to act responsibly and so we will pray on Yom Kippur inside the synagogue," Zeira explained.
