were probably collecting the wood for Lag B'Omer

Punish the parent, let him go to all the parks in Holon and repair and paint all the damage benches, with his children helping. He should be made an example of destroyer of public property should learn they there for his use also. As far punching an elderly man he should compensate financially.

We have a great army that can defeat any external threat we face, but this kind of behavior is destroying the nation from within. Unfortunately this is not the first such incident and won't be the last. If we become a nation of vandals, racists and thugs who beat up our elderly citizens who survived the Holocaust for G-d's sakes, than that will be the end of the Zionist dream, without the need of an Arab invasion. Time for Israelis to review our education and upbringing, because this is just a disgrace. Similar things have happened to my own grandfather, who loves this country more than anything, but is shocked by how he is sometimes treated by insolent jewish youths in his neighborhood.

Why is this 80 year bleeding and being hospitalized for trying to protect PUBLIC PROPERTY? as some juvenile delinquents and their godfather/mafiosa henchman slob who obviously planned, benefitted protectd the acts, and who aided and abetted this criminal act goes scott free... Where is the missing police patrols? The AG? any authority? to protect seniors from common street thugs and theives.

Stop kidding yourselves, you have become a magnet for very wanna bee out there. You wouldn't have 10's of 1000's of Africans crossing deserts if you didn't hand out welfare. You wouldn't have 100's of 1000's of Russian goyim among you if you didn't have welfare. You wouldn't have millions of arabs hanging around if you didn't have welfare. You wouldn't have 100's of 1000's of orthoquack schnorrers hanging around sponging off of you if you didn't have welfare. You are a welfare nation and in a welfare nation no one respects anyone at all. Get used to it. A schnorrer people can never be a nation.

Every time I travel to Israel, if never surprsied. I know, I will : --meet many arrogant, obnoxious and VERY rude people -witness people littering the streets like there's no tomorrow. Many Israelis are truly disgusting ! Israelis need to be taught in school the word RESPECT ! Saying we have so many enemies etc, doesnt hold water anymore ! Shame on Israel- the dark side !

this persons foul odor, and do it pronto. Blech...

you have a greater chance of coming out harmed in most cities of the world than you do even in the toughest crime area of Israel. Keep it real- the sky isnt falling chicken little...that said do what you can to improve your neighborhood, strangers you meet and am Yisrael, you will find a every stone thrown in the water makes a ripple- your actions have an affect.

We also have a Muslim terrorist Dr. from Ft. Hood Texas whose murdered 13 American soldiers while yelling "Allah Akbar' and a White House refusing to call it an act of terror but rather, a work place incident.' Maybe you should direct your comments to the White House? BUILD BABY BUILD ! If you don't the pals will. p.s I own no gun and abhor violence but, if I were faced with a pal like the Fogel's did, I sure as hell would want a gun, lock and loaded. Clean YOUR own mess it's much bigger than ours, goes both ways.

kick the shit out of this 'father punk'?

on usa citizen that is well read ever spells DISGUSTED as "DISCUSTED" as you spelled it. unless you are an arab immigrant to the usa. learn to read and spell please. and by the way, is the killing rampages in the usa by guns the mirror image of the american society? this is the first time this kind of violence happened in israel against an elderly man by jews. otherwise, it is the arabs and muslims in israel that attack, maim, blow up and murder israeli jews. nonetheless, this beast of a father should have a life time prison sentence in israel because israel is a country that respects the rule of law, unlike the beasts that throw rocks to kill and blow up innocents....you know who i mean, don't you?

don't let the door hit you on your way out.

apparently, this shnorer nation produced the highest top universities in the world amongst the top 100, produced the best high tech in the world, produced the most r and d companies in the world and in the process got 11 nobel prizes in just 65 years. so, i would say that israel's output is much higher that its taking from anyone else. a shnorrer people? you must be dreaming. go check israel21century.com to see what israel gives rather than takes. you're an idiot.

henry, have you looked at your society lately? 1. mass shootings in schools and theaters 2. disgusting ghettos where violence and murder is rampant 3. racism against blacks and hispanics. 4. many cities are the murder capitals of the world 5. your economy is in shambles 6. severe unemployment amongst youth 7. porno rules and rapes, sodomies, etc... are rampant you talk about respect? i am a high school teacher in jersey and let me tell you, both jewish and christian students have little to no respsect for authority at all and in most inner city schools it is actually dangerous to go teach over there. shame on america-the dark side.

Who can send their children to take apart park benches. If that happened here the police would arrest the children and inquire as to how the parents can be suitable parents for endorsing this and then arrest the man for telling the children to take the wood. The only pass the police get is the fact they charged the man with assault. He should be charged with vandalism and theft as well!

You are are a self-righteous ,judgemental pompous imbecile.Congratulations!You've just won the 'Idiot of the year 2013' prize.Moron.

as my #14 states, I would like to point out something overlooked in this story. The boys had been sent out by their father to collect wood for the pending barbecue today. What better than the park bench, after all it's only public property, Let's burn it up on BB, the coucil will put a new one. Respect is a word missing in the Hebrew language as spoken in Israel today.

There is a limit to looking looking for the Arabs to be the culprits. Most likely the children were engaging in the new tradition of breaking up wooden structures (public/private) to fill stolen shopping carts with fuel for Lag B"Omer or Independence Day campfires. The fact that the children (all over the country) have no respect nor regard for others property is a widespread problem here. The fact that parents reinforce their children's obnoxious behavior is pathetic and frightening. Teachers are bullied by children and then repremanded when parents complain that their little 'darlings' were insulted. I wish this event will strike a chord in all of us Israeils that we have a lot of repair to make in our society.

Always the ones not living here have something to say. Before you go and try Syria and Iran, come here and spend 5 years here, then we'll talk !!

My bet? Early collection for Lag B'Omer. Kids often start collecting wood after Pesach and being the little vandals they have been taught to be, evidently thought that breaking up a few public benches would provide a good source of fuel. Disgusting parents.

respect of your elders, of your teachers, and civic responsiblity are no longer held as values anywhere. It is all about "me", "me", "me" from the head of the nation to the least important citizen. Education starts at home!

I agree with you 100%. I feel like I'm living in a barnyard. So dirty here, the children are disgusting like their adult role models and the rudeness of the majority ruins it for the minority. Respect is a foreign word for the Israeli majority. As a Jew who has been here just over three years, I am no longer Zionist nor do I care much for what happens to the people here...they have brought it on themselves. Before you haters tell me to leave, I just wanted to let u know that that is definitely in the cards as I do not want to raise children here..

And it will get better with the new Minister of education. Please do not condemn the entire population of Israel. This one rotten apple should be reformed and made to teach others how NOT to behave. Make this father part of the educational system after he is made to understand how repulsive his behavior has been. Apply peer pressure of his friends in IDF reserves who probably have great influence on him.

Let's stop the charade. Anyone who read this knows *exactly* who did this...

What a terrible thing to happen. But even more disturbing is what his son said: “ .. in general, they (the holocaust survivors) are treated disgracefully in our country.” He was talking about ISRAEL. So much for the “high moral ground”.

45 sign your name so we'll know who you work for...you are paid to post this crap and you damn well know it 48...Shamir the yored in London...I need not say more..I suppose living in Londonstan is starting to burn your tuchus and you want so much to return to Israel. (yeah like that's going to happen) You see I wasn't born in Israel, never lived there and quite frankly couldn't care less to live with a guy like you in my midst. Now you know why most Jews in the west wouldn't want to live in Israel. Its petz like you who turn us off.

This is a growing country wide problem. In a recent incident in Ramat aviv, I intervened in a violent incident between children in the park. The 11 year olds completely flaunted any adult authority, and in fact were actually attacking me (45 year old parent), challenging me to do something. When I approached the school next morning, the principal suggested I drop the complaint as the children in question have full support from their parents and she herself has a court case against her for trying to maintain discipline in her school. These kids will wind up either dead or in jail....

I am Canadian 1) we dont have shootings in schools here 2)we dont have ghettos here 3)blacks and hispanics are doing very well here. 4)dont think Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal are part of this trend 5)the Canadian economy is leading most Industrialized nations 6)unemployment is a problem but far less that other countries 7) porono rules ? I dont think so Rapes- nope, few and far between Sodomites ? are you referring to gays and lesbians ? In Canada we respect all people including 'sodomites' and your a teacher ? that explains a lot !