Well that's a lot better reporting than the original posts article. I also found this:
Title: I was there and saw what happened
Name: Michael
City: Jerusalem State: Israel
It happens that I was there at the time, so I saw for myself most of what actually happened-- 1. These people were missionizing at the main intersection of Mea Shaarim, and were asked politely to leave, (in the same manner that you or I might ask someone in a technology park trying to get people to put on tefilin, to please leave). 2. The shirts I saw said- "Our God is your God", which is very different than "Love thy neighbor". 3. The crowd emerged almost a 1/2 hour after the first attempts were made asking them to leave. 4. The hot-heads (that exist in every sector; not just Hareidi), became active only once the police showed up.
Usually there is another side to a story. I think that people in this country would be more understanding of each other if the news media would aim to take a more neutral stance, and if the readers (from all sectors) would assume that if a report involving behavior of any one particular sector seems outlandish, there`s probably more to the story
Very true, and it always goes along with considering the source.
In this case, Haaretz is an Israeli news source, but most of the time their writers don't seem to like Israel very much. They want Israel to unilaterally give up all their safeguards, and don't see the suicidal aspects of their perferred national policy.
IOW, it is wise to take everything from Haaretz with the proverbial grain of salt.
When I read the story I figured that there was more too it than what was reported. The German's were wrong to go to that area.