It should now be quite evident to all that the extremists among the chareidi tzibur in Beit Shemesh know no boundaries, and sadly, this hashkafa is spilling over to the youth, who are exhibiting signs of becoming increasingly fanatic and tenacious in their fight against the ‘Zionist enemy.’ This includes an unprovoked assault against the mayor of that city, Beit Shemesh Mayor (Shas) Moshe Abutbul, who himself is a member of the chareidi tzibur, however, a representative of the Zionist regime in their eyes.
On Sunday night, the eve of 18 Menachem Av, a man described as being a 20-year-old resident of the city, threw beer and ice cream on the mayor, hitting him in his face and spilling onto his clothing.
When police checked the suspect, he was found to be carrying pepper spray (which is legal) and a knife. He was arrested and will face charges of assaulting a public official, illegal possession of a knife, and possibly other charges. He was scheduled to be arraigned in the Jerusalem Magistrate Court on Monday.
The incident is reported on the Shemesh-Net website. The mayor is quoted saying, “According to eyewitnesses, it was timed, and when I came down from the stage after singing ‘Who believes not afraid’ – how symbolic – I went down and walked around the crowd and wished them well during the summer vacation. The suspect was arrested after throwing what he threw on me.”
The mayor is quoted adding he does not recognize the attacker, and that he hopes police will do their job for violence is unacceptable as there are norms defining what is and what is not acceptable, regardless of the intended target.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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the real zionist enemy seems to be these idiot radical extremists who use violence to harass and oppress others….
well deserved given the protection he provides to the DL community
How do you know that Abutbul was attacked by a Chareidi Extremist? None of the sites in Hebrew or English mention that. It is possible but this may just be some fake news. Very sad.
As sgard said, YWN can you please provide evidence that the attacker was Charedi????
otherwise what you are reporting is Motsei Shem Rah on Charedim.
Please elaborate…
It was not a Chareidi at all, as the facts bear out and as is clear from the social media post describing the assailant that first broke the story quoted in the Shemesh Net article, quoted here on YWN. None of the local news outlets, including Shemesh Net stated that it was a Chareidi. Such a headline, based solely on wholly incorrect assumptions, casts doubts on YWN’s credibility, and should be revised immediately!
If these people don’t like “Zionists”, the simple solution is for them to move out of Israel. They can live happy lives and leave everyone else alone.
“The mayor is quoted adding he does not recognize the attacker, and that he hopes police will do their job for violence is unacceptable as there are norms defining what is and what is not acceptable, regardless of the intended target.”
HYPOCRITE!!! When women are attacked with rocks & youths chased out of parks, Abutbol throws up his hands and whines he can’t do anything, he has no control over the police. Those violent acts are OK, because they’re not directed at him.
He makes me sick. Lying, lazy, corrupt & pandering creep. Remember: ABA. Anyone But Abutbol.