Thousands attended the funeral of Rabbi Yitzchok Tuvia Weiss, head of the anti-Zionist Eda Haredit group, in Jerusalem on Sunday, with small skirmishes reported between mourners and police officers. Weiss was considered a prominent, hardline ultra-Orthodox leader known for his uncompromising efforts to enforce Shabbat restrictions and prevent the conscription of yeshiva students into the military. He was, however, supportive of bereaved families who lost loved ones in the military and prevented ultra-Orthodox protests against the state during Memorial Day, according to the Ynet news site. Weiss died on Saturday at the age of 95. Mourners marched from the rabbi’s...
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