Jerusalem – Dozens of chareidi began to throw stones at buses on Shivtei Israel and Yechezkel streets in in the Meah Shearim – Geula neighborhoods of Jerusalem after the arrest of several avreichim in Meiron who were demonstrating against the wanton desecration of the dead.
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Major renovations in Meiron in the past two days has uncovered unknown graves, with tractors desecrating the bones of ancients and scattering them. Dozens of avreichim flooded the site to stop with their bodies the tractors that were digging up the bones.
Police forces that were called to the site clashed with the avreichim, Several avreichim required medical care. A number of avreichim were arrested.
Magen David Adom evacuated several wounded to the Ziv hospital in Tsefas.
The melee between the police and avreichim lasted several hours. In the interim, works carried out at the holy compound were put on hold.
The arrest of the avreichim spurred the rioting in Jerusalem today.
Why can’t these meshugaim file a complaint about alleged police brutality rather than throwing rocks at the buses??
The sadest point is, that these headlines no longer warrant numerous posts. It now seems like a daily occurnace and and a non news worthy event. How sad are these folks???
Since when is the response to issues rioting? Lets leave those behaviors to the ppl who don’t know any better. It is sad to see Am Kodosh acting in such a way!
with all due respect to the protestors, but why are they referred to as “avreichim” instead of simply “young men”
where is the Chillul Hasham fans now. Holdy graves are being abused and deystroye and all of sudden everyone is quiet. Try to uproot an Arab grave or Christian, will see what happens. How is it possible that in a Jewish State bones of our own people are being tossed like that? Where are the polotitians? Afraid money won’t be given tho their yeshiva?
This will continue until the police begin to treat these terrorists as what they are.
How sad is it that the Israelis knowingly desecrate the graves of our holy ancestors. The dead also have rights, to be buried and stay buried.
The ones who should learn a lesson is the Israelis. “let our sages rest in peace”.
Why is everyone speaking about the “meshugaim” who are throwing stones and protesting and not the “meshugaim” digging up graves?????? What a chilul Hashem and what a busha that you are supporting the wrong side here? How much time is needed to file a legal protest while the tractors continue to dig up graves and desecrate the remains of the dead?
Per the Rabbonim who are responsible for overseeing the work being done in Meiron, the bones found are animal bones, not human bones. The rioters (and from this slanted article, its author Ezra Reichman) “know better”, and have therefore decided to riot. Hey, why not – it keeps the tzibur entertained, right? And we all know that that’s wayyy more important than Chilul Hashem.
When I visited Meron in the 1960’s it was easy to see the many grave sites all around the buildings .All you have to do is to look at the indentations showing where bodies had been buried.hundreds of years ago I was surprised that people were allowed to walk over that whole area as it was a large beis ha’kvuros mamish.
when someone is truly sensitive to something as vile as descration of graves he reacts violently , it a natural and understandable reaction . to all thos condeming it , it speaks to your lack of sensitivity to the issue . guising something in new age discipiline and civility is just amplifies your true feelings ….. that you dont really care that much.