Posted on 06/28/2006 2:06:59 PM PDT by Michael81Dus
A group of 50 pro-Israel Christian tourists came under attack Wednesday from some 100 residents of the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea She'arim in Jerusalem. Three of the tourists and a police officer were wounded in the attack. They received treatment at the scene. The tourists arrived at Mea She'arim wearing orange T-shirts with the words "Love your neighbor as yourself" printed across them. As they neared one of the squares, the local residents apparently identified them as Christians and began to hit them. Police forces in the area stepped in to stop the violence, but did not make any arrests. Police say they are waiting for the tourists to file official complaints.
(Excerpt) Read more at haaretz.com ...
"They claim to love us and support us unconditionally, but their actions prove their hatred and their desire to destroy the Jewish Nation.
The full article is at reply #18. That sounds bigoted to me. I am curious whether it is actually illegal to preach the Gospel in Israel. It seems unlikely to me, and I certainly hope it's not so, but I wonder.
To some extent. There are many Haredi in the IDF.
I always found that amazing. Here a group of hard-core Israelis who refuse to give up their land also refuse to fight for that land, they expected others to fight and die for it. I never quite understood that.
There probably are two sides. They'll sort it out. And if need be there'll be arrests.
Not necessarily, but yes.
Clothing issues, for one.
Think Israel should only be re-established by God, for two.
(Personally have dabbled in becoming ultra-orthodox, but, candidly, so much is a tradition of men, as opposed to Levitical that they've lost the point.)
Thanks for the clarification on both accounts.
I thought it couldn't be done in streets or somesuch.
"A group of 50 pro-Israel Christian tourists came under attack Wednesday from some 100 residents of the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea She'arim in Jerusalem."
Ahhhh....lighten up. The Ortho's are just warming up for the big event coming up....The International Gay Pride Parade.
Just honing up on action skills.
I wonder what they'd do to Scientologists? How about we send Tom Cruise over there to find out?
This area is the home of a sect of Jews who often attack other Jews too. They are anti Zionist.
Every religion/group/nationality has its loons.
The difference between my people's loons is that they are like bees when the hive is attacked. They live an isolated existence uninterested in the world at large. They confront (Jew/Gentile whatever) when they feel their personal space has been violated.
Not so weird. I know plenty of Russian Orthodox (Christian) clergy whom have been spat at and verbally attacked by ultra-Orthodox Jews....in Jerusalem and in New York City (especially in Brooklyn). For whatever reason some tend to really dislike Christians...especially Orthodox Christians.
That's absolutely false. Where'd you come up with that garbage yam? Tell me?
No, compensation or minors. This unfortunate incident happened in the streets, no one was arrested for prosteylizing.
The compensation thing was a reaction to paying for converts to Islam. Minors are obvious, though some might disagree with the law.
And that's false too. Where do you get this??
Mere words on a T-shirt are not sufficient justification for violence. Shame on these so-called "ultra-orthodox" for besmirching Judaism with their aggression.
No, it's because certain Christians have attempted to forcibly conver Jews throughout history, and it's led to pogroms and death. The Orthodox probably will not put up with it in their hood.
And your statement about "Christians' gig" is misinformation.
...from the Jewish controlled media?
Missionaries Accosted in Meah She´arim
Jerusalem scuffle: Christian missionaries in a religious neighborhood were accosted by hareidi-religious youths. "Missionary activity here is like waving a red flag at a bull," one resident said.
Details of the incident are sketchy. It began shortly after 10 AM, when a group of tourists, apparently from Germany, walked into the religious neighborhood of Meah She'arim wearing orange shirts, emblazoned with the missionary slogan 'Your G-d is my god, Your people is my people." Some eyewitnesses reported seeing a missionary emblem on the back of the shirts.
A group of religous youths and men very quickly surrounded the group and started yelling at them to get out of the neighborhood. It was not clear whether the hareidim pushed them before or after an orange-shirted man kicked one of the hareidim. There were also conflicting reports as to whether the hareidim chased the Germans up the street, or whether another group of suspected missionaries was encountered nearby in a separate incident.
A spontaneous protest rally was held afterwards in Sabbath Square, between the traditional religious communities of Meah She'arim and Geulah, and two hareidim were reportedly arrested.
Arutz-7 has received anecdotal evidence of increased missionary activity in downtown Jerusalem. Jerusalem-area tour guide Yoni Berg told Arutz-7, "I'm in downtown fairly frequently, and I have seen them of late. Friends of mine who work there have also noted them. They wear shirts with the words 'Your G-d is my god, Your people is my people', and they pass out pamphlets that have Jewish themes but are designed to lead the misinformed to believe in Jesus."
"Most of the people refuse to take the pamphlets," Berg said, "but unfortunately, I have seen several cases where the missionaries engage Jews in conversation."
IsraelNationalRadio "Light Unto the Nations" co-host Jeremy Gimpel says, "Over the last few months, I've seen several different missionary groups in Jerusalem - more than I remember in the past. They claim to love us and support us unconditionally, but their actions prove their hatred and their desire to destroy the Jewish Nation. I always tell them that if every Jew converted to Christianity and gave up their belief in One G-d, there would be no Jewish Nation to love and bless, as they claim to want to do."
Gee, I wonder what Jesus would do if he was attacked by an angry mob of Jews?
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