Tel Aviv Mayor Denies Banning Tefillin Booths

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Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai denied that there has been a change in city policy to ban tefillin-laying booths in the city’s public space.

“In recent days, a false discourse has become prevalent on social media – what is called, Fake News – as if the Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality has banned tefillin in the public domain. Not only is this not true – the truth is the complete opposite,” Huldai wrote in a Facebook post Sunday morning.

“Here are the facts: There are quite a few stalls scattered around the city, as well as booths of political parties and organizations promoting a variety of causes. Everyone works with the authorities, because that’s what it happens in a democratic society – everyone is allowed to express his or her own ideas and beliefs in the public sphere.

“We have only one reservation, and it has been in existence for many years: All of the booths can stand in the public space – as long as they are located at least 100 meters from an educational institution. And why? To allow our children a space that is free from these effects when entering and leaving school. As mentioned, this is not a new guideline, but a rule that we set years ago – and as stated above, applies to EVERYONE,” he explained.

Read more at Arutz Sheva.

{Matzav.com}


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