US Orthodox slam Natorei Karta Iran conference attendance

The participation of the Natorei Karta in a Holocaust denial conference held in Teheran last month, continues to draw the ire of Jews, but particularly that of the haredim who feel their credibility and image was threatened by the actions of the small anti-Zionist group.

The latest show of opposition came Sunday when hundreds of Jews, mostly Orthodox, protested in Monsey, NY, where the Natorei Karta have one of their headquarters.

Organized by a far-right Jewish group, the Jewish Defense Organization (JDO) that holds training sessions to teach Jews how to defend themselves against anti-Semitism, the protest was held outside the Natorei Karta headquarters and home of Rabbi Dovid Weiss who recently returned from the conference in Teheran. Weiss was one of several members of the group who attended the conference hosted by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.