......lager louts or football hooligans.

I object to the article mentioning that "her posters, which did not include images of women" as if they did contain such images the attack would have been justified.

A STONE HIT HER HEAD - they should be tried for attempted murder, any riots should be met with the full force of the law, including water canon , tear gas and police dogs, About time women can walk freely in Israel without fear of being attacked by these cowardly lawless religious thugs.

The woman was sparely clad when she entered the synagogue. Without permission of the local gabbayim she started to hang her advertisement on the advertising board. She openly provoced this conflict.

Why don't people just leave them alone. Leftists just want to go over there to provoke and make the news.

since when does Mifal HaPayis have women putting up posters in Charadi areas? THis sounds fishy. Oh, well, my wishes to the injured women for a refuah shlaima and that the police should apprehend the CORRECT perpetrators.

Robert , they are worse , because they claim to believe in a god

Not "Haredim Assault Woman" as there is nothing Jewish, haredi, Religious, or anything else G-dly about assaulting a woman.

I was always a big supporter of Israel, but am of late disgusted by the ridiculous double standards it has started to display. If Palestinians did this, the army would intervene and arrests would be made ASAP.

The haredim fanatics are violent and threatening since MONTHS! When the gouverment will act as it has promised and stop these extremists!? Its such a shame!

This is unworthy for a democracy. Why is the Israeli government not bringing those religious hooligans to behave like other Israelis? 5 up to 10% of the Israeli population blackmail the country.

First of all why do you call them Haredim to give impresion that all Haredim are like them? when they are a group of criminals numbered by100 familly in bet shemesh who hapened to be Harediand they also terrorise the Haredimof this city. Also this woman was looking for troubles by entering a private Bet Kneset and tried to hung posters there on their announcement bord. You failed to mention that ,didnt you?

In Israel we are going through a cold weather spell, and the temperature in Bet Shemesh today is barely considered warm. Everybody is walking around in winter clothing, yet Ben claims "The woman was sparely clad when she entered the synagogue. " Sorry, Ben. You simply don't make any sense given the facts on the ground. Either post us a picture or tell us what you saw. I'm guessing she was dressed in pants/jeans or a long skirt and was also wearing a coat/jacket with long sleeves. This sounds like it was yet another in a long line of brutal, vicious attacks by some extremists haredi men who are trying to fulfill their rabbi's dictate and behaving like pigs. They were not fulfilling any mitzva by attacking this woman. Quite the opposite. It was hilul Hashem. Shame on them. Shame on anybody who supports them. Let's hope they are put on trial and jailed for their crime.

Normally there would be a picture of her bleeding and damaged, but if, as you say, she was under-dressed, the media wont say that. They dont like the truth. However, even if she was provoking, the response is unacceptable. It remains the mans duty to turn away and not look at her.

Ynet is promoting civil discord to drive u its circulation and profits . Its a bad trend leave the haredim alone , Their 0population explosion needs to be used for the state advantage ,Thesecular ought copy them and have more children .thejews have lost demographcally and need recover.

Even if she was dressed "immodestly" and she went into a synagogue and hung lottery posters without permission most hareidim join the rest of the free world in finding that the reaction of the few lunatics who attacked her with violence is immoral unjust and completely unacceptable. Such violence is not permitted or warranted under the laws of the Torah and the state of Israel and these criminals should be and will be punished by both the state and the heavens.

all you leftie Americans and Europeans coming to rescue all those Jews to provoke the Nazis and make the news. Just leave them alone to live as they want to. Nice philosophy Rachel.

You sound ljust like a muslim when you worry more about what a woman was wearing than about her being attacked.

You need to know the truth befor you make such statements and sending Israelis out of there countrey to the Taliban. I agree this group of people who attacked the woman are crimnals becouse the used violence, But this woman went inside there private Holy place were they pray and learn tora and she hungs lottery adds.

You are a fool if you think that any one here believes a word that you write.

When you live here you know the facts - and that means knowing the truth of these situations, not your skewed and mistaken impressions.

By stating that no images of women in intended posters, the article makes clear that there is absolutely no justification--not even for those women haters--=to attack the woman.. those nuts need some jail time

but haredim have black coats, black pants, black hats and a blackened brain when women are concerned. Haredim, jewish rejects.Heroic assault on women is their only warrior instinct performed flawlessly as prescribed in their holy book after years of study in a yeshiva. The sad part is that these lazy humanoids are sustained by a dubious govt incapable of thinking straight.--- They shun work, army service, country building, have no responsibility AND getting paid for ALL this. Despicable beggars !

''sparely clad" nope, I dont think so as the weather was quite cool today in Beit Shemesh, being 55F or 13C. As for posting her posters on the synagogue walls, you are wrong here aswell. The only posters on the outer walls of a synagogue are those of death notices.

YNet has a photo (sometimes several) of a woman wearing a bikini top on every page!

Rachel, They have moved into a mixed city - they live on a major road that connects various parts of the city. They are not in some ghetto that people are encroaching upon. They are attacking Orthodox Jews who are Zionist, who happen to get to close - not leftists stirring up trouble! You clearly don't know what is happening over here.

Straight from a trustworthy eyewitness. Arrest the freaks who attacked her & deport them to Saudi Arabia or Afganistan