The Ramapo Police Department has made significant progress in a hate crime case involving the desecration of an Israeli flag. The flag, which had been proudly displayed on the exterior wall of the Town of Ramapo building on Route 59, was found to be missing on November 13, 2023.
Upon investigation, the Ramapo Police discovered that the flag had been forcefully removed and damaged by a group of Netura Karta psychos who then fled the scene with the flag. The department’s detectives Investigations Division quickly identified and arrested two members of the radical Netura Karta group responsible for this act.
The first arrest, made on November 14, involved 75-year-old Alter Goldberger from Monroe, NY. The following day, 32-year-old Yehonatan Ovadia from Chestnut Ridge, NY, was also taken into custody. Both individuals face charges of Criminal Mischief 4th Degree, Petit Larceny, and Conspiracy 6th Degree, all classified as hate crimes. They have been arraigned and released on their own recognizance, awaiting future court appearances in the Village of Airmont.
The Ramapo Police Department continues its investigation into the incident and urges anyone with information to come forward and contact their Investigations Division at (845) 357-2400.
The department also reminds the public that these charges are merely accusations, and both defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The case has garnered considerable attention in the community, highlighting the ongoing challenges of hate crimes and the need for vigilance and unity against such acts.
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Ok. So the Tzedek organization is going to do their utmost that these “yidden” shouldn’t sit in jail (not that the chances are very big as it is in this great state) and I would understand that it’s genuine פדיון שבווים, but what then when the next time and the next and the next it’s not a case of פדיון שבווים, what then??? והמ״י
Attn YWN writers: When you use words like psycho you look like a blog instead of a News site. I’m not defending the actions being reported on, just the writing style.
Eh, so they tore down an Israeli flag. As long as they did not tear down any of the posters of kidnapped people. THAT would have been horrendous.
Their defense for hate crime allegations would be: “we don’t dislike Jews, we’re Orthodox Jews ourselves. We just really don’t like the state of Israel”
Who gave the hetar to this “innocent” author to write such a headline? I believe the same rabbi would say the mizva of pidyon shvuen applies to these people as well.
If convicted they should be put into cherem.
Any possibility of trading there 2 with Hamas for 2 of the kidnapped hostages?
Big deal. They’ll be charged with GMG and it’ll be nothing.
They aren’t any worse then the “Jews say cease fire” and they only took the flag
They have a built-in defense: insanity!
off with their heads
These are Jews who, unfortunately, are misguided in their actions, but are absolutely right that Zionism is the polar opposite of Judaism and that Jews are not responsible for anything the Zionists do.
Your headline is disgusting. Al pi halacha, they would be obligated to reimburse, etc. Your sick hate towards them is appalling.
I hope they will be transferred to Rikers Island.
These people are really nut cases. They have gone crazy and identify with our enemy.
Sickos..
When these people die בקרוב בימנו bury them outside the Jewish cemetery.
Erev Rav
Jew-on_jew hate crimes are still hate crimes. Therse people have no Moreh Derech and the results of that are crystal clear.
This is what happens when one lives life without daas Torah. Lose your mind and become a lunatic.
Same class as jihadists who believe one has to despicable acts to enter paradise
I think you have a anger managements problem. Time to enroll in a course
So they took down the flag, what’s the big deal. They didn’t say to kill any jews, on the contrary, the hostage pics they left up because they want them out. It’s just the Zionist state they want to get rid of.
And this is besides the loshon hora for which ywn seems to have gotten some rabbinical dispensation that it is permitted to say on anybody criticizing the holy Zionist state. See ohr hachaim in this week’s parsha that Rivka wouldn’t tell Yitzchok that esav wanted to kill Yaakov because of loshon hora. I could only imagine how ywn would have ran to do the mitzvah of reporting on the “Hitler of our era bent on destroying us”. Point being- even if your right that they are wrong that does NOT permit loshon hora.
5TResident:
Actually, that would be the Zionists, according to the sefarim.
pekak:
It is, in fact, a blog.
I believe HaKatan is correct.
As reprehensible and misguided as these Yidden are, this in itself is not a Heter to be Moser on them.
That would depend on if they are Amcha or not. And from this act alone, it would seem that they still are.