Tensions surrounding the arrest of yeshiva students intensified Tuesday after a kollel yungerman was sentenced to military prison, prompting planned demonstrations across Israel by the Peleg Yerushalmi and a rare large-scale protest organized by the Gerer chassidus.

Rav Aviel Cohen, a graduate of Yeshivas Be’er HaTalmud and a kollel member in Kfar Avraham, Petach Tikvah, was sentenced Tuesday to 14 days in a military prison.

Following his incarceration, the Peleg Yerushalmi faction led by Rav Tzvi Friedman announced a series of protests scheduled for Wednesday at multiple locations throughout the country as part of its ongoing campaign against the arrest of bnei yeshiva.

At the same time, in an unusual move, Ger announced that it will hold a major protest rally Wednesday at 4 p.m. outside Military Prison 10 in response to the arrest of a bochur affiliated with the chassidus.

The gathering is expected to be led by the sons of the Gerrer Rebbe together with prominent rabbonim of the chassidus, and organizers anticipate the participation of thousands of chassidim.

{Matzav.com}