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Government encourages freedom of speech

Well, sort of. A 16-year-old Jewish boy from the village of Yitzhar has been indicted for distributing leaflets in Petah Tikva saying that state prosecution goes against the Torah.

Weeks ago, state prosecution was furious when the Justice Minister expressed the hope that the state’s legal system would someday converge with the Torah.

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