Shabavnikim, numbering in the tens, held their own ‘second hakofos’ on motzei shabbos outside Toldos Aaron in the Meah Shearim area of Yerushalayim. A 55-year-old Bnei Brak man was injured, transported to the hospital in serious condition, with a head injury.
At least ten of the unruly participants were taken into police custody at about 4:00am, apparently after they became violent, accusing Toldos Aaron of interfering with their celebration and ordering the yomtov ushers to control them and prohibit them from entering the beis medrash. Reports indicate the violent youths threw fireworks and rocks at the Toldos Aaron Beis Medrash.
According to a Chareidim report, the injured man was fleeing the area, realizing as the police moved in the situation was growing increasingly violent, but a member of the Yassam tactical unit struck him across his head with a baton. Hatzolah volunteers report they resuscitated the victim, who was transported to the trauma unit of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in serious condition.
Police on Sunday morning signaled they plan to request extending the remand of the detainees as well as prosecuting them to the fullest extent of the law.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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7 Responses
The Yassam as usual cannot do anything about those who are really violent because they WANT them to be violent and discredit the charedim. Instead, these shkootzim hit and injure an innocent man.
I hope he sues the medine for millions and wins, and that the Cossack who hit him suffers a very severe punishment from Shamayim.
Without taking sides I am wondering what is right in this situation? Let them in and have them ruin a nice simchas beis hashoaiva, or not let them in and have them blame us for them “going off”?
The lack of midot and tolerance in the charadi world is unbelievable!
Who called the cops?
juke 9000
fyi shabvnikim are not really that ”charadie”..they act like arsim ecept they wear kippot to make their parents happy..learn the terms b4 u trash ur brothers
Pls daven for him he is a persomn that was in the wrong place at the wrong time he was added a name chizkia yehuda binyamin ben rachel
for those of us less educated WHAT ARE Shabavnikim?