Sources close to Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, Rosh Hayeshiva of the Har Bracha Hesder Yeshiva, said that the Rabbi would be happy to meet with Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai in a "respectable manner." The sources were responding to reports that Rabbi Melamed had been asked to speak to Vilani about his opposition to IDF soldier's removing Jews from their homes in communities the government terms "illegal outposts."
"The Rabbi is interested in a meeting that will be conducted in a respectable manner, and that will be conducted in a calm and dignified manner," the sources said. They added that Rabbi Melamed had extended an open invitation to Vilnai to visit the Yeshiva in order to see the work it does.