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While many in the dati leumi community praise the Hilltop Youth as “salt of the earth”, dedicated young ideologues who are living the land and building Eretz Yisrael. Many prominent rabbonim have spoken out, delivering words of praise for them and their lifestyle including Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu Shlita.
Others however feel that have broken from society; the mainstream, and may even be viewed as renegades who refuse to accept government rule and the norm the remainder of society live by.
Most however might agree on the fact that they are idealists who are uncompromising in their beliefs, which appear to include referring to Israel a “Zionazis”.
Police report that the graffiti at Givat Baladim in the Binyamin Regional Council area of Shomron is racist and inciteful, including graffiti calling for death to Arabs.
According to reports, police are maintaining an increasingly vigilant presence in the area for fear that following the Amona expulsion, there would be a flare-up of right-wing activism which would include so-called price tag attacks.
Police also report graffiti incorporating a Magen David and Swastika on the location, which is viewed by police as one of the more radical communities that are home to Hilltop Youths.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Detaining people (even children and teens) without charge for extended periods of time (months to years), for fear of their thoughts and beliefs, is actual fascism. These hilltop youth are just saying the truth. Thought police is out in full force in YoSH.
The hilltop youth are great
Big news here. Some graffiti has been found. Perhaps a world forum is in order.
This article has been up for 3 days now, and I’m not seeing any comments that criticize them. How is it OK for these guys to call law enforcement “Zionazis???” And scribbling swastikas??? What? Isn’t anyone going to call them names? Apparently, only Chareidi protesters qualify as vermin, thugs, ungrateful parasites, shall I continue? Where are all the condemnations that are showered upon Chareidi “lawbreakers?” There’s no need to bother explaining. I already know the answer.
I am not this groups biggest fan, but this isn’t a story. One incident of small graffiti from a marker? I have seen far worse from more mainstream groups.
Let this oppressive and un-Jewish government be lifted from us, please!