JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Production of a new television series by the Kan Corporation was abruptly halted, following a mass demonstration by Charedi extremists.
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The new drama, “Malach HaMashchis” (Angel of Destruction), was being filmed at a printing house in the Geula neighborhood on Tuesday. According to a report in Yisrael Hayom, dozens of extremist demonstrators lined up outside the production area, shouting “Shaygitz” and “Jewish outcasts” at the actors and crew.
Producers shut down the shoot immediately and say that they are moving production to another more amenable neighborhood.
The crew said that they feared they would be lynched by the angry mob
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Police were called to the scene, and the production crew decided to halt filming and dismantle the set, despite a financial loss of tens of thousands of shekels.
The production company released the following statement:
“Due to an intense demonstration which erupted near the set today in Jerusalem, our production crew was forced to halt and evacuate the set despite the high cost incurred, because the safety and well-being of crew members is our top priority. Production will be resumed in a new location.”
These bums make anti chareidi films. Why should we religious Jews allow them into our communities to mock us. Imagine a pro kkk film being made in Harlem.
Why would they even think it would be welcome in geula in the first place?
“Reshoim Arurim”
They chased away the malach
HaMashchis., the angel of destruction.
It was the film crew that was disrespecting the ethos of the neighborhood. The chareidi community did not coin the phrase “When in Rome, do as the Romans do”.
As for a lynching mob, why not relocate the crew to Ramallah? Has anyone ever forgotten the photo of the bloodyhanded resident gleefully exalting the death and display of murdered Israeli soldiers who had made an error in navigation.
Oh, the safety of their crew was top priority. Sure.This was probably a budgeted publicity stunt to raise awareness of the upcoming show.
haha! when was the last time a chareidi mob lynched anyone? ever?
you guys seem to be pushing this “news story” as a chillul Hashem on the behalf of the chareidi guys.
Think about that for a second. Eh, who cares, you don’t think about what is right or wrong, you just like the shock value.
VIN Obviously condemns the Chareidi protests by categorizing the protesters as extremists
Nuff said
What did they expect? Adoring fans clamoring for autographs? Puhlease. They got what they deserve and hope it will be a lesson for the future. Would they like terrorists to make an anti Israel film in the Knesset? Oh, Mansour Abbas is already doing that. Just because Bennett and Shaked are willing to sacrifice their professed values doesnt mean the Chareidim will.
Pleased to hear they had the brain to move to a new location for whatever reason
These bums should be sued for defamation of charachter of Chareidim
They are not “extremists”. Good for these protestors shutting down the filming of the movie. These movies area most often full of immorality and often are anti-Chareidi.
everybody got rights
The filming crew has a right to film where they wish, so do protesters have a right to protest.
They didn’t threaten anyone, the film crew just left cause “you can’t film while people are screaming”.
So they should be more wise next time they choose a venue.
So if charedim wanted to make film in secular Tel Aviv, would it be ok for the secular people to curse them?
The Charedim use protest, a staple of a Democratic Society’s Right to Free Speech, to forbid the Right to Free Speech of Jews. This behavior has led to violence in Kiryas Joel.
Imagine, for just a few seconds, that secular Israelis, who also happen to be police officers, are watching this movie. Maybe it’s posted on jpost dot com, or in some Hebrew newspaper. And they hear you calling them “shgotsim.”
How would you expect them to react the next time they come across a random Chareidi standing near a street protest?
Why is this a problem? It is a public space?
Mob violence is scary – be it from the right or the left or the chareidi or the modern orthodox
Next time they talk about how their learning protects the medinah, this video should be shown. What learning?