Sikrikim on Wednesday afternoon, 8 Shevat, attacked Deputy Jerusalem Mayor Yossi Deutsch during the afternoon hours. The Yahadut Hatorah deputy mayor was not injured. The attack occurred near the Slonim Yeshiva in Meah Shearim.
According to a Kikar Shabbos News report, Deutsch was compelled to hide in the Avner barber shop as would-be assailants stood outside shouting at him. They accuse him of informing authorities of the identities of those hanging pashkavilim against induction into the IDF.
As Deutsch was making his escape from the barber shop, some tried to prevent him in the hope more protesters would come to their aid. This was the second attack against him in Meah Shearim in recent weeks.
Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat called on Jerusalem Police Chief to personally order an investigation into the attack and bring the attackers to justice.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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sorry but please look in gitin 55: what is sikrikin. it does not match with what you write.
סיקריקון ביהודה. סיקריקון
עונד כוכנים רוצת שנותן לו ישראל
קרקע כפדיון נפשו ואומר לו שא
קרקע זו ואל תמיתני: כהרוגי
המלחמה. מלחמת טיטוס
Yes, Sikrikim were extortionists in the time of the Gemora and the word has been use today to mean those who look soooo very religious but in reality are hoodlums who
1. have NO feeling towards G-d,
2) do not keep the Torah in its entirety
and most important
3) are violent towards other Jews.
so basically they do fool us with their external appearance and they do harm so maybe we can accept the word sikrikin as applied to these violent criminals who dress so frum.
A current word use does not have to reflect the word’s former or other uses.