According to sources, the reason given for the order was that there was 'no need to see the failures right before our eyes day after day.' Another source said those in Shin Bet chief Zini's circle characterized the memorial as 'defeatist'

The IMA is under fire from medical associations across the world, for its silence in the face of Israel's obstruction and attacks on healthcare in Gaza and prisons. At best it has managed timid requests for information as a result of severe pressure

The general caution of the mainstream ultra-Orthodox community has shifted as they embarked on an Israel-wide day of disruption. The increasingly sharp rhetoric and actions by Haredi politicians are aimed largely at internal audiences, reflecting growing anger at their political leadership