ISRAEL (VINnews) — The Charedi “Cell Phone Mafia” has been wreaking endless havoc on stores in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak. Extremists have vandalized and threatened phone stores, in a pressure campaign to force them to comply with the guidelines of the Communications Vaad.
B’Chadrei Charedim has reported multiple instances of harassment, threats, and vandalism against stores and owners.
In one piece of surveillance video Wednesday, a thug was seen gluing shut the lock of “Ink Print”, a phone accessory store in Bnei Brak. The owner was forced to delay opening for two hours until the damage could be repaired.
In another piece of footage, a vandal placed paskvillim on the front of a store in the middle of the night, and filled the doorway with paper.
The owner of “Giant Cellular” in Jerusalem was threatened multiple times, including death threats. An unknown individual called him claiming to know his home address, and threatened to come to his home and kill him. They also threatened to burn down his store in the middle of the night.
That is the most recent development, following a number of protests which have been held against that store in recent weeks, despite the fact that they do not sell smartphones.
The store owner told the Israeli news outlet, “I do not sell any smartphones or any devices that are not accepted by the Charedi community. I just refuse to comply with the strict criteria of the Vaad, which would bring about a financial loss.”
Can we get these gangsters thrown in jail.
I vote with my wallet. I stopped giving tzedaka to anyone chareidi mosad in eretz yisrael that has leaders who are in a position to say something loud and clear against these and similar riots but don’t. The situation will only get worse.
Sorry to take sides against my fellow Jews, but if you don’t want to buy the phones then don’t. But to physically damage someones business is not acceptable, per Jewish law. You need to stop, and I mean now
OK, so would someone please explain why they are upset about telephones? What is a Communications Vaad?
if this goes on unaposed, if we stay silent and don’t come out against this then in a short while we will have a in Israel a mini autonomios region, a country within a country, called Charedistan, in Chereidistan you can only have cell phones with surveillance by the V’aad, where every call or text can be listened in to and snooped on, just to make sure you stay naïve and pure, North Korea style
Send your sons to Isreal to learn. Terror tactics extortion and how to behave like the mafia.
I bought a cellular (not “smart”) phone at a Jerusalem area close to, but not in, a Hareidi neighborhood (because I needed SMS text to receive a code, to retrieve my e-mail.) I paid 250 shekels for what I later discovered was an “approved” phone with disabled SMS, e-mail, and camera functions. Add defrauding and theft to their list of crimes (along with Chillul haShem!) Where is the Anti-Terror squad?
As I write this comment from my smart phone . I wish I can have the couage to get rid of it. The many sins it led to are unthinkable. Although I hate I mean Hate these ppl who act like goyim damaging other ppls properties to an extent I wish I can join them and end this misery.
Mi Ka’amcha Yisroel!