Police crime scene investigators arrived on Avodat Yisrael Street in the Meah Shearim area of Yerushalayim on Wednesday, assigned to probe property damage and a dispute. The arrival of police shifted the attention of involved parties, and police became the common enemy, finding themselves under attack by area residents.
It appears this incident is the long version of the YWN-Israel report on Wednesday afternoon, when a police vehicle on the same street was damaged and police were called “Nazis” by local residents. The police vehicle’s windows were smashed, tires punctured and vandals tried setting the car ablaze.
Neighbors explained the problem began earlier in the day, stemming from a dispute from Kollel Poland, the landlord of many Batei Warsaw homes and the area residents. The dispute focused on monetary matters. After some of the locals broke through the kollel fence in an act intended to anger kollel leaders, police were summoned, resulting in the investigators arriving on the scene to examine the damage and to take statements from residents. Veteran Jerusalem police spokesman called the response “chareidi brutality”, angered over the unprovoked violence directed at police, who simply were trying to do their job.
He added that he is well-aware that the actions of these few are not at all representative of the chareidi community, stating police are working to track down the responsible individuals, signaling he believes arrests will be made soon.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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somebody needs to take the local “at-risk youth” population in hand. how can we defend against neighboring enemies when there is no peace in our own house?
I think that scociety needs to do some major adjustments. Maybe the Eida should creat it’s own Kiruv Rechokim department and train some of their public to go out and connect in a positive way.
They really need to do this.
Unfortunely, the die is set.
The police will stop addressing internal violent acts in Meah Shearim due to ‘self perservation’. I suppose the community will train, enlist and set up their own police force to deal with insider problems.
Yechiel Spira – Why don’t you become a reporter for the Maariv or The NY Times? I cannot believe how one-sided your reporting has become, AGAINST the tzibur hachareidi.
CHILUL HASHEM!!! WE ARE ALL JEWS WHY ARE WE FIGHTING???
gitskeit – where did the article ever mention anything about “at-risk youth” being involved? If that’s not what you meant, then it sound like you are talking about apples and oranges. The only common denominator is that the root of the problem is probably the same; External Yiddishkeit!
DaasTorahWtchdg – I’m assuming that you know another side to this story. Otherwise, how can you have complaints about Yechiel Spira’s reporting the truth. Please share the information that you have with us. Please tell us the true story. I’m sure Yechiel will apologize if he finds out that he reported incorrectly.
According to other news reports the police arrived to a call from a lady attacked by mishmeres hatznius…
its a big problem – in the old days both sides realized that the zionist police were our enemies – today everything is so blurred that its hard for us to act hostile to the zionists because they dont understand that they are enemies so we look like wild people
DaasBaalHabayis, your wrong. The police came after being called to sort out the fighting. The fact that the other side plus some other hooligans started with them and did wat they did is a terrible chillul Hashem. This time i do not stand with the charedim
#8 – What makes the police “zionist police”? What makes fakers and dogs mentioned in the article “Chareidim”. It seems clear from your screen-name that you’re not very good at labeling.
#8 – I’m going to have to assume your comment was made just to bait others to respond, because I don’t believe anyone who has internet would really say that.