Following the brutal beating attack against contractor and realtor Aryeh Golovnititz (גולובנציץ) in his Bayit Vegan home on Wednesday night, the eve of 2 Elul 5773, Ahrila Yahkter, who heads the Vaad Against Chilul Kevarim has had enough. He called the attack nothing less than attempted murder and feels the Asra Kadisha hoodlums involved have crossed all lines and must be held accountable. Smeidal the criminal” he explained during a Kikar Shabbos interview, referring to the head of Asra Kadisha, Rav Dov Smeidal.

Yahkter explains that together with his people they visited the Beit Shemesh site to evaluate the situation. He reports that the Asra thugs threw bocks at them and attacked them, adding “this is the same group that goes against Rav Shteinman.”

Yahkter explains they are simply out of control and “blood thirsty”. He calls for their arrest and prosecution, comparing their violence with Hamas tactics. He points out their latest victim; Aryeh Golovnititz is over 70-years-old. He emphasizes he and others like him are adamantly opposed to violence and that he consulted with rabbonim who concur, that they attackers must be placed behind steel bars.

Yahkter blames the Eida rabbonim directly for he feels the Gavaad and others have remained too silent, resulting in silent complicity. “Someone called up Rav Amram Shapira the gabbai of the Gavaad and told him ‘do you known that your son Dovid was there.’ The gabbai responded ‘I don’t tell the Gavaad since there is always two sides. Golovnititz says they attacked him and they maintain he attacked them.’”

Ahrila adds that even murderers standing trial in court insist their actions were in self defense.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)