Fringe ultra-Orthodox sect mourns Israel Independence Day
Unlike most of the ultra-Orthodox, who tacitly accept Israel and its governing institutions, this small extremist group openly commemorates Israel's independence as a day of grief.
It is the same every year. "Pashkevils," (polemical posters) devised by the extremist Neturei Karta group leadership are distributed throughout ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods on the eve of Israel's Independence Day. Their text calls on “God-fearing Jews” to take to the streets and demonstrate throughout the city.
“The Jewish people in the Holy Land and the Diaspora mourn bitterly over the 66 years of existence of the Zionist state, rebelling against God and his Torah. They pray for its speedy end, Amen!"
