Kfar Yona, Israel – Dozens of residents of the Sharon region’s town of Kfar Yona protested while setting tires on fire against the council’s intention of creating an ultra-Orthodox education center in a secular neighborhood.
“The mayor wants to fortify his collation. The town can’t be turned haredi,” Councilman Avishai Baram said.
During the demonstration, residents who support the creation of the education center arrived at the scene and a physical conflict broke out. The protestors changed locations from the main road to the home of Council Head Effi Deri. Baram said, “No need for a haredi education center in the middle of the town.”
The councilman also said, “According to plans the council intends on building a haredi school with 16 classrooms on 2.34 acres of public land. There are only 100 ultra-Orthodox students in the town and there is no need to build such a big school for them. It’s a shame to waste the 18 NIS million (about $5 million) we received from the Pais project on a new haredi center.”
Many of Kfar Yona’s residents settled in the town knowing it was a secular community. “Instead of building a haredi school for outsiders it is better to build a country-club or anything else to serve the majority of the public,” councilman Baram said.
He further stated that the public is required to pay for Deri’s political survival due to his shaky coalition. “We shall keep protesting here until the plans to build the center are cancelled.”
The council released a statement in response which read, “We have no intention of creating a haredi center in Kfar Yona but a new building for the Meir Primary School, which is stationed at a different location in the town. The protestors are a handful of people being instigated by politicians and other parties of interest.
“The protestors’ claims indicate a sense of hating of the other. A secular majority and ultra-Orthodox minority have been living in Kfar Yona for years and years and we shall not allow this instigated handful to violate that.”
The council’s statement also mentioned, “We have no intention of turning the school into an ultra-Orthodox education center. Anyone who claims otherwise is wrong. The school is to be built in place of an already existing school.”
Nu?! Where are the VIN disgusted-with-violence, anti-chilul hashemnikes?
now the extrtemist in mea shearim will get a taste of thier own medicine. its about time
Its so unreal , to have to hear that such a demonstrations and fights jewish with jews, what is this world coming too, the hate is so strong , no wonder mashioch is taking so long , who would belive this can be so, as i grew up there over 40 years it was so bad too, the hate between non frum and frum, that when they come to usa they are so diffrent here , they were happy to see jews and they feel closer to them then the goyim, so here they are so much more respactfull, and behave ok ,
somthing has to be done with this sinas cheinam, and bain ish lachavro,
give some credit to the secular they are learning from the frum that violent riots sometimes works.
Good now the cherdiem will get a taste of their own medicine
I guess if you’re secular, VIN bloggers let you do whatever you want. If this would of happen in Meah Shaurim to burn tires all bloggers would of jumped out with this Chilal Hashem Stupidity.
yes it is very unfortunate that there is such hatred between Jew and Jew. However I dont think you understand the feelings of the Religious Zionist and the Chilonim They can not fathom why they must sacrifice 3 years of their life to defend the country while so many simply sit and learn. before anyone challenges me with sources etc…. no matter what your stance is, you have to understand where they are coming from. The chareidim not only do not serve but expect the rest of the country to support them. As a frum Jew I also dont understand the position. They also dont want to live with people who wll ultimately turn around and tell them how to live. This feeling is expressed by the religious Zionist also.
interestingly enough in the case of these lunatics who find the fact that a school witch will be teaching judaism is opening in their town enough of a reason to burn tires in the streets the “””jewish state””” didn’t use their brutal force like they do some different times…
so now the secularists can complain that the charedim oppress them. now they do the same to us
I am sure they would not protest a kipah seruga school. They serve in the army, work and do not impose they values on the chilonim. These people do not wanta re-run of Yerushalayim wherein chareidim tell others how to live. You reap what you sow.
the jewish people on both sides need to learn respect/kovod.. jews should be allowed to live anywhere they want in israel period…
it saddens me to see this attitude against the charedim…i would hope theyd be more accepting (hopefully welcoming)..
but guess what it goes two ways
i would like to see chareidim in jerusalem accept the nonreligous too..
unity is precious
no more sinat chinam by anyone
They are in good company. The Palestinians also burn tires.
Yidden, please lets all get along and fight the real enemies.
People cool it. We all know that
1. There are meshiggene Ultra Orthodox factions. They call themselves Chareidim.
2. There are many good, honest, hard-working, G-d fearing, quiet, spotlight shunning, live and let live, happy, serene, friendly Orthodox people who will do anything for anybody, religious or not. The men wear black yarmulkas, the women cover up from head to toe yet still look very fashionable and put together albeit in a Torah-true way. The children attend yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs. They live all over the world. Some are kollelniks. Some are doctors and lawyers. Some don’t leave their daled amos. Some are globetrotters. Some are penniless. Some are super-wealthy. They don’t approve of the riots and other shtik that go on among the misshiguim. Their skin crawls when they see NK smooch up with achmadinachoo in Iran. Some call themselves Chareidim. Others like myself do not. But the our non-religious brothers and sisters call everybody Chareidim.
It doesn’t matter; what’s important is we are just as far from being the likes of those who beat up girls in denim skirts and vandalize electronics stores as we are from being chilonim.
You may think you’re getting off a good one by telling religious Jews they eat chazzer on yom kippur but you’re impressing no-one. You do little else but display your ignorance and low intelligence. You’re not making an nachas ruach for the Creator, either. I know you think you are.
you people gota chill about all these protests and burning tires. this is israel . the contry is run like a summer camp its colorwar all year there thats life there everyone screams and yells at each other burns tires makes hafganas just go one day to the knesset all the taxi drivers fight with you and become your best friend a min later