Lior: Rabbis should give opinions, not fear others

Infolive.tv - Israel News - Hundreds of men and a few women held a protest on Monday night behind the Supreme Court building over the recent arrests of Rabbi Dov Lior and Rabbi Ya'acov Yosef, who had refused to comply with police summons to report for questioning over their rabbinic endorsement of the Torat Hamelech book. The demonstration itself passed peacefully, but after it ended some of the participants tried to block the nearby Sderot Herzl. Police used force and water cannons to disperse the demonstrators, and arrested four adults and a minor. Lior stressed the importance of showing support for Torah and its independence, and thanked "those who indirectly contributed by awakening the public, to make it aware of the dignity of Torah. "Rabbis should express their opinion and not fear someone won't like it," he said.