A 20-year-old chareidi soldier from Bnei Brak was arrested after he tried to get friends to assist him in carrying out an attack at the toeiva parade. His posting read “Who’s coming to join me in an attack on the Gay Pride parade?” He expressed his intentions on social media and reached out for supporters to assist him. He removed the original post about an hour after posting it and replaced it with one explaining he did not mean it, but was bored.
After his arrest, he explained to police he never planned to carry out an attack and simply posted what he did out of boredom. Police however are not willing to forget about his posts and an investigation is being conducted as a parade is set for Tel Aviv this coming erev Shabbos. Police are monitoring a number of persons who are perceived as possible threats ahead of the parade.
It was another chareidi, Yishai Schlisel, who murdered Shira Banki A”H, 16, as he attacked participants in a Jerusalem toeiva parade. Ironically, Banki was not part of the parade but was in the area and fell victim.
Schlisel is currently serving life in prison plus 31 years.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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There are better things to do when you’re bored than to threaten to murder people.
You don’t need a degree in sociology to realize that “Chareidim from Bnei Brak” are (a) not soldiers and (b) not posting anything on social media.
So a fringe kid from BB got himself into trouble again…
More insanity as Israel makes a fool of itself by flouting the Torah and true Jewish values by allowing the pathetic and evil parade to go ahead. WE should all protest.
If you want to protest, go ahead. Same rights.
There is a difference between protesting and threatening.
People should Protest, they should NOT threaten
Protesting is fine. murdering is not. Nothing to discuss.
All of those who are convicted of these threats and assaults against the gay community in EY should be required to do public service involving mosdos serving the gay community. This way they might learn tolerance for lifestyles they don’t have to agree with or support but are entitled under law to the same rights and protections as any other Israeli, straight or gay.
By protest, I meant peaceful demonstrations, not threats, just to be clear.