JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The organization “Emet L’Yaakov in Israel” has sent a second urgent appeal to President Isaac Herzog, holding up what it describes as a stark reflection of a “recurring pattern of double standards” and selective morality on the part of the president.

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The latest appeal comes after a detailed, well-documented letter submitted on June 17, 2026, concerning alleged police violence against charedim and a widespread wave of incitement, which has thus far received no response or official acknowledgment.

The organization sharply criticized the conduct of the President, accusing him of “double standards” and selective treatment toward the charedi community. According to the group, the detailed letter they sent to the President on June 17 regarding alleged police violence and incitement against Haredim has gone unanswered, while a public condemnation of remarks made by a rabbi from Bnei Brak was issued within a short time.

In its statement, the organization argued that while the President was quick to respond “with a brief and unequivocal statement” to a controversial comment made by a rabbi, he remained silent in the face of “two weeks of violence and incitement against the charedi community.” The group said that its previous appeal to the President’s Office included documentation and evidence concerning what it described as excessive police enforcement and severe incitement against charedim, yet no response has been received to date.

“Emet L’Yaakov” further noted that the budget of the President’s Office for 2026 amounts, according to the organization, to more than 85 million shekels, funded by taxpayers. The organization emphasized that the charedi community, which it says constitutes approximately 15% of Israel’s citizens, also contributes to financing the Presidency and therefore expects equal treatment when it public faces incitement or alleged mistreatment by law enforcement authorities.

“It is unacceptable that the charedi public should fully share in funding the President’s Residence, yet when it needs basic civic protection from incitement and institutional violence, it is met with a wall of silence,” the organization said. It further argued that “the speed with which the President mobilizes to condemn rabbis, compared with the indifference and disregard shown toward official appeals from community organizations, conveys a harmful and discriminatory message.”

In its renewed appeal, the organization called on the President to apply “the same moral standard and the same speed of response” to cases of incitement and violence directed against the charedi community, to end what it described as the selective use of the Presidency for sector-specific condemnations, and to meet with the organization’s representatives so they can present the evidence and documentation they have gathered.

The organization stressed that its appeal is not politically motivated but stems from a demand for “basic civic fairness” from an institution that is meant to represent all of Israel’s citizens.