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'Modesty Patrol lynched me'
ynet news ^ | Feb. 29, 2012 | Yaron Doron

Posted on 02/29/2012 9:26:49 AM PST by Fyvush

A 70-year-old ultra-Orthodox woman found herself the target of a brutal religious hate crime on Monday night, when four thugs broke into her home and beat her up before leaving her handcuffed and bleeding.

(Excerpt) Read more at ynetnews.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: haredi; israel; jewish

1 posted on 02/29/2012 9:27:00 AM PST by Fyvush
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To: Fyvush
Those wacky Mormons

2 posted on 02/29/2012 9:35:05 AM PST by Oztrich Boy (The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it.)
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To: Fyvush

Better watch out, they may be taken for Muslims.


3 posted on 02/29/2012 9:38:10 AM PST by luvbach1 (Stop the destruction in 2012 or continue the decline)
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To: Fyvush
I thought the Islamists were the only “religion” with a lunatic fringe. It seems the Jews have their own problems with a “chuck-full-a-nuts” squad.

Heaven protect us all from the "true believers" of every persuasion!

Regards,
GtG

4 posted on 02/29/2012 9:42:02 AM PST by Gandalf_The_Gray (I live in my own little world, I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
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To: Fyvush

I don’t believe this for a minute.

YNet is ths same “news” source that reported some sort of exorcism of a dog in a synagogue in Jerusalem that, of course, turned out to have been an utter lie.

If this were a real story it would not be only on YNet. It would be in all news media all over Israel.


5 posted on 02/29/2012 9:42:30 AM PST by Piranha (If you seek perfection you will end up with Democrats.)
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To: Fyvush

I know you’re a newbie but you might want to post a bit more than one line of the story lest folks think you’re shilling for the site.


6 posted on 02/29/2012 10:31:10 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: Piranha

Isn’t “YNet” a mistake? I assumed the correct spelling was “YNut”. But, I am neither an Israeli nor likely to go the ‘aliah’ route, so what would I know?


7 posted on 02/29/2012 10:31:45 AM PST by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is necessary to examine principles."...the public interest)
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To: Gandalf_The_Gray

watch your step when in the Mea Sharim or when
driving in certain residential areas in J’lem or Haifa
on Shabbat.

the natives can and do throw stones.


8 posted on 02/29/2012 10:56:32 AM PST by RitchieAprile
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To: Fyvush

Some elements of the ultra-Orthodox have a surprising amount in common with Islamists, except of course for that whole bit of being permanently at war with the rest of the world.


9 posted on 02/29/2012 10:58:39 AM PST by Sherman Logan
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To: Piranha

If you don’t believe SOME ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups in Israel like the haredi actually do commit violence for religious reasons...you’re living in a dreamworld.

The WORST rage of all is against Messianic Jews (Jews who believe Jesus is the Messiah). It seems there was a certain rage 2000 years ago too in Jerusalem by some very religious people—that resulted in the Romans crucifying a certain Jew.

Religious fanaticism is a dangerous thing amidst ALL peoples, even Jews.


10 posted on 02/29/2012 11:06:39 AM PST by AnalogReigns (because REALITY is never digital...)
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To: traderrob6

Folks would be right.


11 posted on 02/29/2012 11:09:04 AM PST by Mr. Lucky
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To: Piranha
Would Jerusalem Post be an acceptable source? While I didn't find a reference for this incident, the antics of the "Modesty Patrol" turn up a lot in several publications over the year:
03/16/2009 17:31

A 29-year-old Israeli man connected with Jerusalem's haredi "modesty squad" has been sentenced to four years in prison for the brutal gang assault of a woman in her apartment last year. Due to a lack of evidence, however, the group's supposed ringleader and other alleged cell members were never charged in the case, the Justice Ministry said Monday. The modesty patrol, an all-male vigilante group which has been active in the city's Mea She'arim and Geula neighborhoods, has been linked to numerous acts of violence over the years in their attempts to ensure the city's haredi residents conduct themselves in accordance with the conventions of their ultra-observant lifestyle. Elhanan Buzaglo was the only suspect to be indicted for the June 2008 attack on a divorced woman who had previously led a haredi lifestyle. The woman's name has not been made public because of concern over her safety. The woman was assaulted in her home in the city's Ma'alot Dafna neighborhood by a group of five men armed with a bat and tear gas. "The defendant and the others shoved the complainant, dropped her to the floor, beat her, slammed her head against the floor and kicked [her] all over her body," the indictment recounts. "The defendant or one of the others sat on her head in a bid to prevent her from seeing what was going on and to prevent her from resisting," the charge sheet continued. Before the men left, they reportedly told the woman she must leave her apartment in the predominantly haredi neighborhood, or that night's attack would "only be the beginning," and that if she remained she would be murdered.

These are some serious whackjobs
12 posted on 02/29/2012 11:18:19 AM PST by PapaBear3625 (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. - George Orwell)
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To: Piranha

The problem with that story, in my view, is that there is no real information - no names are mentioned, even the police official is anonymous. So it is difficult to assess the truth.


13 posted on 02/29/2012 7:43:04 PM PST by BlackVeil
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