Israel shows its “absolute support” to the Guatemalan authorities after the case of the Lev Tahor sect

Asks its members to “refrain from committing acts of violence”

Dec. 24 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Government of Israel has shown this Monday its “absolute support” to the Guatemalan authorities after a group of members of the Jewish sect Lev Tahor tried to kidnap several minors who had been rescued after an operation carried out based on complaints. of sexual abuse, rape and forced marriages.

“Given the events of recent days related to members of the Lev Tahor sect, the Israeli Embassy in Guatemala wishes to express its absolute support to the Guatemalan authorities for their professional handling of the matter,” reads a statement in which they highlight that “the well-being, especially of minors, remains the top priority.

Likewise, he has demanded that the leaders of the sect and its members “refrain from committing acts of violence such as those that have been committed in recent days.” “These acts are unacceptable and deserve all condemnation,” concluded the diplomatic legation, as indicated through its profile on the social network X.

The day before, the faithful of this ultra-orthodox Jewish sect confronted the Police and sometimes managed to surpass the security cordon that had been established to guard the Álida España de Arana Special Education Center in Guatemala City, dependent on the Secretariat of Social Welfare (SBS).

The Attorney General’s Office reported that some minors were “abducted” from the center, but were quickly recovered by the authorities, which also motivated them to evict these ultra-Orthodox Jews.

The operation took place after an investigation motivated by complaints from young people who managed to escape from the sect and told of the abuse to which minors were subjected. Lev Tahor has described the complaints that motivated the operation as “false” and denounced “political and religious persecution against Orthodox Jews.”