Memorial Day in Meah Shearim is observed with anti-Zionist signs, especially signs against enlisting and serving in the IDF.
On this Memorial Day there were no surprises as the signs were on display. However, in this case, policeman and border police driving through decided to remove an offensive sign stretched across Meah Shearim Street, using their SUV police vehicle to climb high enough to grab amid while bystanders shouted “Nazis”.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem/Photo: News 24)
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It’s interesting how loshon horo does not apply when it comes to anti zionists
It should be noted, many if not a majority of Meah Shearim are passive
keeping it classy as always in meah shnorim.
These Meah Shearim denizens are being mekayeim the aveirah of being kofui tov, l’mehadrin min hamehadrin.
Hashem Yeracheim.
Dearest YWN,
Why are we continuing to give these dirtbags the attention they so desparately seek? Its an absolute bizayon that they use a word like ‘nazi’ directed to people who live to serve and protect these fools every day. How about something uplifting about the day that isnt a chillul Hashem, Ch”v?
Go back to Europe if you’re so disenchanted with Israel.
Dear YWN moderator,
While you and I do not like this disconcerting display, the fact is that it could only serve to engender שנאה within our Yiddishe מחנה.
והיה מחנך קדוש especially this week of Parshas קדושים תהיו.
Please do not engender more inner hate within our מחנה. Please remove the story!
It will bring out the worst comments and viewpoints! Hashem will be proud of you: make a קידוש ה.
In a truly free and democratic country, the police would never presume to do such a thing. I can’t help but wonder if these same cops would pull down a Palestinian flag on display in an East Jerusalem neighborhood. I somehow doubt it.
#8 .It is a democratic country. Why should the police risk their lives, let the chardeim take the flag down. Oh I forgot they love the Arabs more than their own brothers. Hashem will protect them. Let them not rely on the Zionists to protect them. See if they come back alive. Somehow I doubt it.
The police really have no business taking down that sign. It’s not (or shouldn’t be) against the law to protest against the government. They really are only pouring oil on the fire of incitement. And the Meah Shearim people should not put up the signs if they know it so inflames the israeli public. Both sides are very wrong. And #7 is very right!
#8 –
In anything other than a truly free and democratic country, no group of citizens would presume to hang incendiary signs that disrespect soldiers who have died, interfere with police and soldiers, call them ugly names, and presume they are not going to get themselves arrested for it.
Charedim know, better than anyone else, how democratic and free the State of Israel is. Let them try interfering with and taunting the NYPD, for instance, and see what would happen to them.
#10- The airway above a public street is public property and no individuals may place signs there, even temporarily, without a special permit which is almost never given. It was absolutely the business of the police to remove the sign.
I can’t read everything on the sign, but what I can read doesn’t seem at all offensive. They want those who were killed by Arabs to be remembered. Or is there more hands that?
Anyone know what the sign said?
Well said, @yaapchik and @allan.
Why is YWN giving these closet Nazis publicity?