Jerusalem – Facebook Video Overturns Parking Ticket In Israel

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    A YouTube video shows workers in Tel Aviv painting a handicapped parking spot around Ben Baruch’s legally parked car.Jerusalem – An Israeli woman has turned to Facebook to beat a parking ticket — and expose a Tel Aviv road crew.

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    Hila Ben Baruch says she parked her car legally near her Tel Aviv home only to find it gone and replaced with a handicapped parking sign. City Hall slapped her with more than $300 in fines. Making matters worse, she says a city representative accused her of lying when she called to complain.

    Determined to prove her innocence, she obtained footage from a security camera showing municipal workers painting the handicapped symbol under her car, then towing the vehicle away.

    She told Channel 2 she was “shocked.” The video, put on Facebook, has gone viral.

    The Tel Aviv municipality has apologized and refunded the fines.


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    Liepa
    Liepa
    11 years ago

    A lawsuit for ‘tzaar’, aggrevation and being falsley accused is in order.

    BigMasmid
    BigMasmid
    11 years ago

    what a great job!!!

    Realistic
    Realistic
    11 years ago

    A Gneiva cought in the open, and everyone goes to sleep and no one is paying a price?

    11 years ago

    she should sue them for aggravation, slander, etc.

    MAYERFREUND
    MAYERFREUND
    11 years ago

    This is typical law enforcement in the modern world. Everything is sheker, they always try to setup a trap to get money from the people. See mishneh in avos
    מסכת אבות
    פרק שני
    הוו זהירין
    ברשות, שאין מקרבין לו לאדם אלא לצורך עצמן, נראץ כאוהבין
    בשעת הנאתן׳ ואין עןמדין לו לאדם בשעת תחקו:

    11 years ago

    They’re as bad as NYC. They’ll do anything to pad the pockets of the city. It’s lucky for automobile owners that there are cameras almost everywhere recording all the time.

    Mandel
    Mandel
    11 years ago

    remembering removing overnight the Bedford Ave Bike lane by artist people… after all it was a good job…..

    sasregener
    sasregener
    11 years ago

    interesting towing device. i never saw this type of toe truck in New York

    Reb Yid
    Reb Yid
    11 years ago

    Meter maids everywhere are cheering on their J-m counterparts. Coming soon to a depraved city near you. Chamsanusa demalchusa.

    chosen-nation
    chosen-nation
    11 years ago

    now imagine how many times the truth doesn’t come out.

    ralph1527
    ralph1527
    11 years ago

    Mayor Bloomberg should send his goons to E’Y for a few lessons !

    MarkTwain2
    MarkTwain2
    11 years ago

    The Torah Observant MKs should introduce legislation that would require the municipal workers and others found similarly guilty to a compulsory draft to spend one zman learning full time in a Charedei yeshiva.

    NYlawyer
    NYlawyer
    11 years ago

    I want to know why NY doesn’t have tow trucks which can lift the vehicle sideways?