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Victim of haredi attack: I thought I was going to die
Yoav Malka
Published: 25.01.12, 00:26
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61. These Haredim are not true Jews
Debbie ,   Israel   (01.25.12)
Rabbi Hillel said: "That which is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbor. That is the whole Torah; the rest is commentary. Go and study it." Time to enact the law of return and kick these parasites out, after all if they treat women and girls this way they aren't Jews at heart
62. # 53 Hate mongers
Sagi   (01.25.12)
are created as a result of provocation. Stop the provocation and the violence, stop the political coercion and the hate mongers will disappear. Your "God" told you to wear funny hats with cat tails, he told you not to shave, he told you to bedeck yourselves in penguin uniform, but he did not tell you to attack women, nor did he tell you to impose by violence your beliefs on others. Understand one simple rule of nature, not of "God". For every action there is a reaction.
63. #54 - irrelevant. The question is whether or not the media
Henry from New York ,   USA   (01.25.12)
isn't playing on those exact feelings you have just expressed. How many of these stories have been hyped or have had people go to actually provoke them? I had a negative view of them as well - a very negative one - but now it seems as if the larger group may be the victims in this whole story (not the small radical group, but all kharedim) There are definitely some bad kharedim about (that small group of anti-Zionists) who are up to nothing good, but does it not seem odd that all of this has boiled over so recently?
64. #56 - Why do they occur and who commits them though?
Henry from New York ,   USA   (01.25.12)
That's what you have to ask. I wrote a comment to 54, which I hope will be published and can give some of my views on this. The way these things are cast it seems like all kharedim are evil and waiting to attack at a moment's notice. How many of these incidents are the acts of a small sect being blamed on the wider population? How many are cases where people, feeling like they can provoke the kharedim and act accordingly?
65. My words are the same.
Luiz F Haddad ,   Niteroi, Brazil   (01.25.12)
66. Henry # 63 , irrelevant ? it are facts
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (01.25.12)
The media reports facts , mostly NOT provoked . We here know it , as many of us have friends or relatives in Beth Shemesh . Yes this gives a negative view of all of them , simply because we don't see a charidi opposition to those fanatics . If those bad guys are boiling , want to impose more and more their lifestyle on everyone [ remember spitting on a girl , a girl from a religious family ! ] And this is to much . Enough is enough , more than enough .
67. #66 - the media's job is not to report facts, but to turn a
Henry from New York ,   USA   (01.25.12)
profit. Are you sure that they are not just failing to report disagreements with this behaviour from the affected communities? Are you certain the media is not trying to create conflict and many Israelim aren't being played for chumps? We have a term for this. We call it "yellow journalism". It's how the US's war with Spain got started. Yellow journalism can lead to terrible things because people believe everything they read in the papers.
68. for all you doubting Thomases
robert ,   TelAviv   (01.25.12)
whatever the woman did, or did not do- these stupid fanatics totally went berserk- damaging her car, pouring bleach in the car- if this had been done in a civilized country, these thugs would be accused of assault with intention of murdering the woman or causing permanent damage- this is revolting. And now these brutes are free? What is wrong with Israel? And 50 haredim stood by and watched in silence-They are watching in silence- it means they agreed with the attackers. It is time something is done before they ruin the entire country.
69. Jews behaving badly!!!
David   (01.25.12)
AHHAH!! That's not funny but LOL!!!
70. #53 the truth
Brigitha   (01.25.12)
so if I replace Haredi with Jew- does it make the story any less abhorrent? It does not. If it was a story about Arabs you would be up in arms- but if it is a story about haredim you feel it is media manipualtion? Bosh- if it happened in a Haredi section of the city you may as well call it by its name-anything else is whitewash....
71. Henry , they report facts and make profit
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (01.25.12)
That's all . Over and out .
72. to #8 Randal . . . I don't think you get it!
Karyn ,   Santa Clara CA, USA   (01.25.12)
It doesn't matter what she was doing there. First of all she is a fellow Jew. Second, she is Torah observant and was modestly dressed! Third, and most important . . . SHE IS A FEMALE! MEN DON'T BEAT UP ON WOMEN!!! No matter what she was doing there, what they did to her was terroism and blatant violence and physical & mental abuse! If you think what they did was OK then you need mental help!!!!
73. #71 - I hope that one day you see the folly in what you have
Henry from New York ,   USA   (01.25.12)
said. Otherwise you would be saying that everything Ha'aretz, Israel HaYom, Arutz Sheva and YNet say is factual. Know when you are not receiving the whole story and when you are being manipulated.
74. Hate mongers are not choosy...
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (01.25.12)
about pretexts. When love is suppressed,hate takes it s place.K,Tucholsky. Hate injures the hater more than it injures the hated. I wish joy and peace,warmth of love in every Jewish soul.
75. #73
Jonathan ,   MN/US   (01.26.12)
every news site posts half truths and outright lies. You have to visit all of them to get the whole story.
76. They are bringing shame on the Jewish people
RCCA ,   USA   (01.26.12)
If they have a problem with someone placing inappropriate ads then complain to the company who is sending this woman to put up the ads. Aren't these men intelligent enough or religious enough to figure out a peaceful way to handle this?
77. 73 , buy empty papers , they will make profits
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (01.26.12)
Papers WITHOUT facts can't make a profit , buy your EMPTY papers without anything written on them . And now , definitively : OVER AND OUT . You've said more than enough stupidities , don't make yourself "narischer" than you are already
78. Jonathan 75 , this , this guy does'nt understand
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (01.26.12)
79. Ora , you are a dreamer , maybe a lonely one
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (01.26.12)
You think that "tout le monde il est beau , tout le monde il est gentil" . But it's not so , it's a "wishfull thinking" . When i'm not loving someone , or a group , do i hate them ? There is a wide spectrum between "not to love" and hate .
80. Woman advocating Lottery in Shul
Beck ,   Louisville USA   (01.26.12)
She had NO BUSINESS BEING THERE! A complete insult to their beliefs. She was the attacker. They reacted wrongly, but I guess they are tired of being attacked.
81. Israel have other important issues to deal with
Adar ,   United Kingdom   (01.26.12)
Enough is enough!!! Israel is a role model state, when it comes to justice and equality, Jews have respect for women and stop making a big deal about this lady who wants to be noticed its purely just showing off! Send her to another country and see if she lasts than she will thank G-d she lives in Israel.
82. This story makes me feel sick!!
Adar ,   UK   (01.26.12)
83. Ultra orthodox fanatics
Tal ben Avraham ,   Nottingham uk   (01.27.12)
These people are little more then thugs, and to claim that they base their actions on the Torah is a disgrace- lock them or deport them.
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