A Perfect Storm

An overturned police car in Bnei Brak (TVJ)

Yes, they are exceptions. Most of the Charedi world is nothing like them. But there are in fact a lot of exceptions. And they populate a variety of neighborhoods in Israel. From Bnei Brak, to Meah Shearim, to Ramat Beit Shemesh. All of which have had similar incidents. Many of them. They all have one thing in common with the Charedi rioters who attacked two female IDF soldiers in Bnei Brak. They are bottom feeders -  the absolute scum of the earth. There is no other way to describe them.

What they did has been widely reported, far beyond the Jewish media. Here is one brief excerpt describing what happened:

Two young Israel Defense Forces soldiers visited a private home. What began as a routine visit spiraled into a violent confrontation between extremist rioters and the police. The two servicewomen were chased through the streets by hundreds of men. Footage circulating on social media shows them running through narrow streets under police escort, pursued by a swelling mob…

The atmosphere quickly devolved from verbal hostility into outright violence. Rioters overturned trash bins, set fire to a police motorcycle, and even toppled a police vehicle. One officer was reportedly wounded. The sense of lawlessness that enveloped the neighborhood recalled earlier flashpoints of unrest that have periodically flared in ultra-Orthodox enclaves during moments of acute tension with state authorities.

For what it’s worth, these reprobates were universally condemned by all factions of the Israeli government, including the Charedi parties.

Condemnation is a good start. But it is far from enough.

One has to examine the underlying causes of such behavior...

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