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Chabad embroiled in broiges after tunnels found under world headquarters in New York

Last night, 10 people were arrested at Chabad HQ at 770 Eastern Parkway after a illegal excavation was discovered

January 9, 2024 12:26
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Three weeks ago, a New York resident started hearing sounds in his walls. Unlike most people who begin to hear sounds in his walls, he wasn’t imagining it.

A small group of  “young agitators”, according to Chabad Chairman Yehuda Krinsky, had been digging a tunnel underneath 770 Eastern Parkway, the global headquarters of Chabad. The tunnels were discovered and the Chabad movement took steps to close them off.

Last night, the situation escalated. Videos across social media showed the interiors of the Chabad house being torn apart, revealing a tunnel entryway that yeshiva students occupied, claiming they wanted to study there. A Hasidic man clambered out of what appeared to be a sewer system around the corner from the house. And a hapless police officer was recorded telling the Lubavitchers he wanted to “shut down the whole shul”.