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Haredi group's weapons: Tar, laxatives
Moshe Heller
Published: 15.11.12, 17:01
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1. Hiss Scansal
Sane ,   Manchester   (11.15.12)
And with the truth now out we can see the Charadim were 100% correct with their allegations.
2. As his memoir proves, good ZAKA service is done by idiots.
Michael ,   California, USA   (11.15.12)
3. He wrote it to show his regret and disapproval of that kind
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of behavior. Ynet's article is intentionally misleading. Mr. Meshi-Zahav is a Haredi man who, like many Haredim/Chassidim such as myself, disagree strongly with the behavior of Extremists in our midst. It would be helpful if you'd portray these anecdotes in the context they were written in -- contrition and with the hope to educate the younger generation NOT to follow his past mistakes.
4. baruch hashem he joined the tzahal
alan ashkenazie ,   nyc ny   (11.16.12)
5. #3 Kol ha-kavod ve-Todah for your courage in speaking out
Paqid Yirmeyahu ,   www.netzarim.co.il   (11.16.12)
May many more follow your example.
6. What charming people the charideem
Haim ,   TA   (11.18.12)
Guess this must be an example of their so called religious values they are so keen to force on the hard working, tax paying, militray serving, law obiding citizens of Israel
7. Nothing new under the sun
Akiva ,   NYC   (11.18.12)
Do we really need to know these things? The laxative trick was used to get election judges out of the way while 'activists' tampered with the voting machines in the USA. Americans sent bullets to 'abortionists' as a first warning. Nothing new under the sun.
8. More terrorism in G-d's name
Jo ,   New York USA   (11.18.12)
That no one was actually hurt or killed in these activities does not make this less that an attempt to create terror. It's a very short step from justifying this to actual violence against people--it's all in G-d's name, right? These people are the same kind of criminals as the Taliban, the mullahs in Iran, the abortion-doctor killers in the U.S., or the storm troopers.,,or anyone else who justifies terrorizing people in the name of religion or ideology. The only place they should be supported by Israeli taxpayer money is in jail.
9. Zaka
Ethan Schwartz ,   Eilat   (11.19.12)
ZAKA should be a part of MDA not it's own money guzzling hierarchy .
10. If you don't like it, don't give them money
Yehoshua Friedman ,   K. Hashachar Israel   (11.20.12)
it is a backbone of a democratic society to have voluntary private organizations which follow their own guidelines. MDA doesn't do what ZAKA does, therefore ZAKA has a reason for its existence. It is possible to criticize the administrative handling of money in ZAKA. It is also possible and permissible to refrain from giving them money if you don't identify with them. But claiming they don't have a right to exist crosses a red line in a democratic society.
11. Number 2 ZAKA
Akiva ,   NYC   (11.21.12)
The article doesn't talk much about ZAKA, and I suspect from other posts of yours you possibly are not even familiar with ZAKA. It discusses his regrets for his private life before he joined ZAKA.
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