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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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31. Did the car not work???
Mychal ,   TN, USA   (01.25.12)
If I understand the article, when she was confronted while hanging signs, she retreated to her car and called the police and her brother. She then sat there for 10 minutes, waiting for someone to come and... do what? Escort her around the neighborhood so she can do her job? She was sitting in a car and she let people bust it up. Then she fled the car and into the angry mob. Does this girl not have any sense whatsoever? A car is a giant weapon. When someone's coming at me, and I think they're going to get me, I'm throwing that baby into gear and squealing tires to get out of there. If I have to run some of them over to get away, too bad. It's called self-defense. I don't understand why, when she felt she was being pursued, that she didn't leave the area immediately. She could have called the police from her office building. And she could have made her employer provide an escort. I certainly don't agree with the violence that took place--and she does have the right to walk around Israel without fear of being assaulted--but girlfriend needs to smarten up in a hurry or she's not going to survive the real world. She can't wait for prince charming to come rescue her.
32. Whats the difference
Harrybaby ,   Canada   (01.25.12)
Between these fanatics and Hamas? They do not serve in the army, do not pay taxes and are a disgrace to Israel and the Jewish People.
33. #3-Moti, yeah, what stinks is the Haredi behavior!
Allan ,   Delray Beach   (01.25.12)
34. Now you know why they hate Jews
Yossi   (01.25.12)
Ramat Beit Shemesh, haredim, god's rejects --- befitting years of arduous yeshiva education generously paid by an inept govt, stupid govt, other Jews
35. # 2
Birdi ,   Israel   (01.25.12)
To quote Arn from Sweden, ''You are too dumb to understand that you are dumb.'' A Swedish saying!
36. Wicked people
Hillel Abrahams ,   Ramat Bet Shemesh   (01.25.12)
This is disgusting - these are wicked people - not religious. They are against everything in our Holy Torah and the fact that they dress like religious Jews is meaningless - they are scum. These people cannot represent the orthodox community and we disown them! We want nothing to do with them! They do not represent us hareidim! She is welcome in Ramat Bet Shemesh Alef where this wouldn't happen and I hope she still continues to visit us. Her attack is absolutely shocking and something I would expect from a hater of Jews.
37. Disgusting
SaftaSue ,   Netanya   (01.25.12)
These sort of stories make me ashamed to be Jewish... How can they possibly think that G-d would condone such behavious from them... disgusting. .... and what an ironical surname the poor girl has..
38. These fanatics are out of hand
Stas ,   Netania, Israe   (01.25.12)
And need to be put in their place. They have tried STONING a woman and poring BLEACH on her, inducing chemical burns. I see no reason, except hate and extremism in their actions.
39. even if she provoked them.
Larry ,   Los Angeles   (01.25.12)
Even if she provoked them the reaction is beyond acceptance. I can understand that they might be upset from a jewish women, even not dressed properly, but to act in such a manner, even if justified, is totally disgusting. This is not the manner of Torah. They should have their peyot and beards shaved and given jeans and t-shirts to wear . They are a disgrace to every thing the Torah stands for. they are not religious; they are nuts.
40. alot of b.s.
shmuel ,   jerusalem   (01.25.12)
there is nothing to write about so this cheap paper picks on the charidem like little nasty kid picking on the little one
41. STOP ALL GOV'T FUNDS TO THESE ANIMALS
Netanya ,   Netanya   (01.25.12)
If the gov't stops sending these people money, they will have to work and not be outside attacking women. Even if she had lifted her shirt, which I am sure is fiction, she deserves to die by being blown to smithereens in her car? Where is the mercy that Jews are taught? What about the Golden Rule? I hate these Jews and am sorry they are living on the earth with the rest of us, who want to live in peace.
42. story: where's the police
Lemmings Hotline ,   sd usa   (01.25.12)
43. for #3 What stinks?
Haim R. ,   Raanana, Israel   (01.25.12)
What stinks about this story is that violent thugs have been allowed to roam the streets of Israeli cities and terrorize innocent law abiding citizens for way too long. Even someone who might have instigated these Ultra Orthodox in a lawful manner does not deserve to be attacked in such a violent and brutal manner! The violence must be stopped!!
44. Truly one dinky ride that
Cameron ,   USA   (01.25.12)
It have a motor or do you just pedal the damn thing?
45. lifting a shirt means violence is ok?
j. ,   israel   (01.25.12)
Where in the Torah does it say that if a woman lifts hers shirts or in any other way exposes herself, it's ok to harass her and damage her property? What ever happened to shielding one's eyes and walking away?
46. Israelim should ask themselves an important question.
Henry from New York ,   USA   (01.25.12)
Are many of these recent stories about kharedim being framed in such a way so as to provoke outrage and get page views and newspaper sales? Have you all been made frierim by the Israeli media?
47. Just a matter of time befoe the haridem kill someone
Haim ,   TA   (01.25.12)
Murdering bastards ! and thats the only compliment i can come up with to describe these religious thugs.
48. And the arrested men?
A Jerusalemite ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (01.25.12)
Freed immediately? Talk about the "revolving door" policy! Let's not even think about what would have been done to these attackers if they were Arabs - who are not any more dangerous to the State than these extremist fanatic Haredim!
49. Cultists - not Jews
Jonny ,   Cape Town   (01.25.12)
Any connection between these cultists and Judaism is purely coincedental
50. The Mashiah is here !! in the form of a
poster hanging woman   (01.25.12)
on a white Hyundai i20
51. let these thugs rot in jail till the Messiah comes
Vicenzo Corleone ,   New York   (01.25.12)
52. Tawana Brawley, anyone?
Skeptic ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (01.25.12)
This story makes no sense at all. How does an "observant" resident of Beit Shemesh think it's a good idea for a woman to walk into a shul to hang posters that will be ripped down after two seconds anyway? Then she was scared for her life, yet stayed on the scene, making no attempt to leave? None of this makes any sense. This is all just fanning the flames, trying to stir up emotions and pressure Bibi to dissolve his coalition. Caroline Glick wrote eloquently last month on the question of who benefits from all this hoopla. Perhaps Yair Lapid or one of his ilk paid this woman to go to Ramat Beit Shemesh. Or perhaps this never happened at all.
53. How many times does the word "Haredi" come up in this piece?
Jew ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (01.25.12)
A lot. In fact, it's never "men" or "Jewish men" that are the perpetrators, always the "Haredim". Time someone "bleaches" YNet and the other media outlets and gets rid of the hate-mongers.
54. Henry , 46
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (01.25.12)
Were they not so called charidim , who pretend to have a better education with higher values , it would maybe be different . They behave in a way that we can't accept , and imore than once . This all in name of a "religion" , but that many see as a distortion of their belief . They are very far from : " ve'ahavta et re'echa" or "derech Eretz kedma laTorah" . They alsoi give a very bad name to TRUE religious people .
55. #5
Michael   (01.25.12)
It is very easy to question why from the comforts of your own home and when you are not the person involved. To say "these facts don't add up" infers that every type of assault has to match your personal checklist of what actions constitute assault? I know for a fact,I do not know what happen. Therefore, I can't infer she is lying. What crystal ball do you have that tells you she is?
56. #46 you give too much credit to the Israeli media
Michael   (01.25.12)
The old saying goes 'where there is smoke there is a fire" . There are incidents in Bet shemesh could there be media hype of course. But, the incidents do occur. It is unacceptable
57. #20
shlomo   (01.25.12)
Good one! You made me laugh! Another laughing matter is how Israel is destroying itself from within, such as with this reported example. By the time Iran develops a nuke, Israel will have wiped itself off the map.
58. I have nothing but
Sagi   (01.25.12)
contempt for these disgusting examples of humanity. I swear that if I were to meet one of them dying of thirst in the desert I would not share my water canteen with him. They are scum, no more and no less.
59. Beit Shemesh
Ed Codish ,   Pardessiya   (01.25.12)
This sort of thing has occurred for decades. It is good that the press is at long last reporting incidents such as this, and perhaps public pressure on the police will bring an end to this Haredi violence.
60. "Jew",#53
JDE ,   Boston, USA   (01.25.12)
"In fact, it's never "men" or "Jewish men" that are the perpetrators, always the "Haredim". Time someone "bleaches" YNet and the other media outlets and gets rid of the hate-mongers." If you people were capable of policing your own and getting rid of these vermin, then journals like Ynet wouldn't have material to write about. But I don't expect you to be able process that. It's much easier to hide in your homes or behind your holy gedolim and wail, "Oy, nebech nebech!"
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