Israeli Communications Minister Says He Was Threatened Over ‘Kosher Cellphone’ Reform

Ultra-Orthodox Jews watch people wave Israeli flags outside the Damascus Gate during Jerusalem Day celebrations in Jerusalem on May 28, 2014. Dusan Vranic/AP Photo

Israeli Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel has claimed that he was threatened by a representative of Yaakov Litzman, a former United Torah Judaism minister, over Hendel’s “kosher cellphone” reform.

Hendel made the revelations regarding the alleged threats at a conference in Shoham, Israel, on July 12.