Beit Shemesh – An IDF officer who was on military operations inside the Gaza Strip was attacked while on temporary leave by haredi extremists in Beit Shemesh on Monday. Haredi politicians were quick to condemn the incident.
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The officer, who is from Netivot, was visiting his children who were staying with their grandparents in Beit Shemesh and went to pray in a synagogue which he was unaware is used by members of an extremist haredi group in the city, the Kikar Hashabbat website reported.
He arrived by car at a synagogue in Ramat Beit Shemesh Bet, home to radical haredi groups, while in uniform. While he was praying, several extremists smashed the windows of his car and he was verbally abused as he left the place of worship.
Shas chairman MK Arye Deri denounced the attack calling in “an act of terrorism” and calling for the perpetrators to be dealt with like terrorists. “The hand that is raised against a soldier must be cut off.”
MK Yaakov Litzman of United Torah Judaism (UTJ) called the incident “extremely serious” and called on the police to bring the perpetrators to justice.
“This is a communal crime and a terrible injustice that will besmirch an entire community. The police must treat such wild people with severity,” he said on Kol Barama radio.
UTJ MK Moshe Gafni said it was an incident of the most extreme severity and was also a desecration of God’s name which endangered the haredi community.
Yesh Atid and Beit Shemesh resident MK and Rabbi Dov Lipman welcomed the condemnations of the attack by haredi politicians but said that the fierce attacks from the haredi world on the recently passed law for haredi conscription had contributed towards the atmosphere of hate towards the IDF.
“While I applaud the condemnation of the attack from haredi leaders and I know that only small numbers of extremists would ever attack soldiers, I don’t think the haredi political and rabbinic leaders can claim complete innocence,” Lipman said. “Their non-stop incitement against the government and the suggestion that haredim should serve in the army plays a role here. Had the haredi community called 500,000 people to a prayer rally on behalf of the soldiers instead of against the draft law which implies against army service, I believe the picture would be very different even among the extremists.”
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The COWARDS who attacked this fine man and his children, should be brought to Gaza and used as human shields to protect our soldiers. These are waste of human life.
send the attackers to Gaza. They would feel much better there. Oh wait. they would be killed on the spot in Gaza. Where is the place for these lowlifes in the this world?
I wonder if this chareidi would ever be moser nefesh which makes this chayal on a much higher level. Shame shame. No words how twisted their minds
Time to remove them from Klal Yisrael. Ship them off to Gaza.
Now we see two battles. One is for Israel’s existence, one is for Israel’s soul.
How utterly disgusting–I know it’s a minority ( I hope so anyway) but they really ruin it for the rest of us. What a בושה–their “rebbe” should throw them out of their shul and make an example of them. Instead of thanking him for his protection, this is what they dish out for him and his family?
What i find mostly surprising about this story is that these pieces of filth were in a beis medrash. What do they do there? Daven? To whom? Learn? What? We need to get the sifrei torah and seforim out of this place. It is a bizayon to let seforim be in a place where such reshaim congregate. Although, it could be that le’halacha, such seforim have the din of “sefer torah she’cosvoiy minn”, if which case we have to burn them.
cowards who hide behind the Torah should be taken out and given public whippings and banned from coming to shul for life.
there better be arrests
These extremists don’t live in reality. Perhaps they would be welcome in Teheran?
While this is a chilul Hashem, because their behavior was very wrong, Lipman is still incorrect. Had the Zionists not pushed to shmad our chareidi brethren, the rabbanim wouldn’t have had to come out so strongly against it.
If the Zionists would have left alone the Chareidim, this likely would not have happened. The Zionists like to blame Rabbanim for upholding the Torah and its values. If the Zionists would leave the Torah alone for a change then it would be better for everyone there.
there should be an automatic jail sentence for raising a hand against a chayal. first offense, 30 days. Oh, and he must share a cell with palestinians. Charedi animals
Nice that the charaidi politicians condemned this assault. Now let’s hear some charaidi rabbonim and roshai yeshiva say something.
Mentally ill, obviously.
He should have defended himself; he had a gun, didn’t he?
There’s way too many “extremists” in our midst. What Shul is this? Who are these people ??
Shame on all those who hurt the soldiers. They are yidden and are being moser nefesh so you can be home with your kids. He can’t even tuck his kids in at night.
These animals are no better then the terrorist in gaza. Israel should pass a law if you attack a soldier beceause of politics, a minimum of 5 years in jail, and inforce it.
A Yid should never raise his hand on another yid its that simple.
Are people this insane that some would call almost for the killing of these crazies who attacked this soldier?
Is Shas chairman MK Arye Deri so meshuga to suggest “The hand that is raised against a soldier must be cut off.”
Hey Dov Lipman,nice try we know your true intentions which is to reform yiddishkiet as it is.Go back to your dear friend hater of Jews who observe Yiddishkiet Yair Lapid
Sick bastards
If they are strong enough to strike an israeli soldier, they belong in the army.
I find it odd that with one exception (#11 ), everyone on this board, has blasted the extremists for harassing the soldier, and cursing him. There was no mention that any of those involved actually physically assaulted the soldier. Yet, only a few days ago, there was an incident in Yerushalayim,whereby some other Israeli extremists attacked and severely beat tw Arabs, who were not breaking the law, and were minding their own business. There were those on the VIN site, who actually agreed with the despicable action, of beating those Arabs, and sending them to he hospital. There has to be some uniformity, people. You cannot blast those who attack the IDF, and then condone those who attack law abiding Arabs, who are also citizens of EY. Incidentally, #11 is trying to excuse the conduct of the perpetrators in this case, by blaming “the Zionists”, who tried to have the Chareidi conscripted into the IDF. #11 should stop blaming the victim in this case.
Not sure who is worse: the oisvorfs who attacked the soldier, or Lipman for his rechilus.
#19 . what are you a maven on. stupidity or just nothingness. you show both in every post
I don’t understand how this could happen. I know satmar is against Israel but would true satmar do this ? Or just crazy people?
Worry about this one. I doubt that Hashem feels israeli charedi terror beggars who attack the IDF are a blessing. This activity could make the charedi limited in all aspects of Israeli beginnings. And it would be just. Terrible culture.