Israeli Activist Claims House Arrest Monitoring Violates His Religious Freedom

In Israel, Avraham Zarbiv, an Haredi (ultra-Orthodox Jewish) activist, was removed from house arrest and placed in jail because he refused to wear an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements on the Sabbath. Yesterday's Jerusalem Post reports that there is a disagreement among Orthodox rabbis over whether wearing the bracelet is consistent with Sabbath restrictions. Haredi activists view the court's order against Zarbiv as an attack on religious freedom.