Ramat Hasharon mayor threatened with price tag attack
A note bearing the words 'price tag soon' was found wrapped around a bullet and found attached to the car of Ramat Hasharon's mayor, threatening him with violent retaliation over what appears to be his efforts to close an illegal yeshiva; religious community condemns the ‘contemptible’ act.
A bullet alongside a note bearing the threatening words "price tag soon" was found placed in a plastic bag and attached to the vehicle of Ramat Hasharon Mayor Avi Gruber.
The term "price tag" is commonly used by Jewish or political extremists in carrying out a revenge attack for a specific act.
Accompanying the phrase that was spry-painted on the building next to where the car was parked were the words "Bar Yohai," which authorities believe was a reference to Gruber's apparent attempt to shut down an illegal yeshiva in the Bar Yohai Synagogue.
"I am shocked. All lines have been crossed. This is an act of terrorism in every sense of it," said Gruber in response to the incident.
Officials also believe that another reason for the threat has to do with Gruber's refusal to erect a separate stage for the religious sector in the city's Independence Day celebrations.
Kehilat Reshit, a yeshivat hesder (an Israeli yeshiva program which combines advanced Talmudic studies with military service in the Israel Defense Forces) in Ramat Hasharon responded to the incident, saying "we were shocked to hear about the serious and criminal threat against our city's mayor.
"Like everyone, we are positive that the police will apprehend the criminal and make him stand trial. We call on the municipality's spokesman to apologize for the contemptible attempt to tie a certain populace to the incident with no certified evidence."
(Translated & edited by Lior Mor)
