According to a Kikar Shabbat report, a Jerusalem municipality inspector on Friday, pulled out a knife and threatened to stab an avreich. The incident occurred in the Ramat Eshkol neighborhood of the capital.
Yaakov Machlouf parked his car as he and his nine-year-old son were shopping for Shabbos. When he returned to his vehicle he was a municipal inspector issuing him a summons. When he asked why he was receiving a summons the response was a verbal attack which escalated to a verbal conflict, culminating with the inspector brandishing a knife and threatening to stab Yaakov.
He told Kikar Shabbat the inspector stated “I don’t want to see you! Get out of here!”
“When I asked him why he was addressing me in this fashion and to ‘explain yourself’ he told me to get out of his face. When I asked what he problem was he responded ‘you chareidim are all the same’”.
Yaakov has no doubt as to the identity of the man, who was wearing his uniform, explaining “he is looking for my family. I filed a complaint with police”.
The young avreich explains the trauma of the situation and how it impacted his son who is now afraid to leave their home. He is calling on chareidi askanim and community elected officials to address the case and remove the threat from his life. Jerusalem police officials confirm that a complaint was filed and the matter was under investigation.
Kikar reports that despite numerous attempts to obtain a response from Jerusalem City Hall, no response was forthcoming.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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8 Responses
I do not believe the avreich.
Sounds like sour grapes.
English please
Now let’s see if the police arrest this thug
“No response was forthcoming” there’s a shock
#1
Now we are even because I don’t believe the story of the girl that some one spat at her.
I also dont just buy these stories. He may have migoo though, in that the article does quote him as being forthcoming that there was a mutually heated argument that lead to this.
That the guy should be in trouble for pulling a blade, yes. But dont cry haredi martyr, if you willfully were in a war of heated words with him. You think its fun being a meter maid in a jewish country? In other countries, person gives a meter maid a hard time while doing his job, he simply whips out a phone and the cops come quick. IN a jewish country, where it can be assumed people argue with them unimpeded every day, it must be a hellish job.
Better just to, if you can, if the guy is writting you a ticket you know is wrong, take the ticket, go to court.
If its a ticket you feel you shouldnt get, guess what, you took the chance at parking there, and you lost.
Oh my goodness…
What is going on in the country?
Mass classes on social skills, conflict resolution and building relationships are NEEDED quickly.
So the real question is, how can we show that this incident was entirely the fault of the ben torah, and c’s not the fault of the apikores.