Senior Member Of Communications Vaad Arrested Over Demonstrations

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Ultra orthodox jewish men protest against a cellular shop in the Geula neighborhood, Jerusalem, on February 3, 2022. Photo by Yonathan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** חרדים מסתכסכים עם משטרת ישראל במהלך הפגנה נגד השימוש בטלפון סלולרי ונגד חנויות סלולר בשכונת גאולה

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — A senior member of the Rabbinical Committee For Communication Devices was arrested Monday night in his Jerusalem home on suspicion of being involved in the continued harassment of owners of cellular phone stores who refused to accede to the demands of members of the committee.

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B’Chadrei reported that police from the Lev Habira station in central Jerusalem came to his house Monday night and arrested him. He is currently being interrogated by police.

The rabbi is a well known figure in the committee who has been interrogated in the past by police regarding the committee’s actions.

Recently he was in contect with members of the Eda Chareidis regarding the demonstrations in Geula against cellular phone stores. A few weeks ago, senior rabbis in the Eda Chareidis came to an agreement with one of the owners of stores suffering from harassment but the committee member who was involved in negotiations expressed his opposition to the agreement.


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grumpy
grumpy
2 years ago

to force some one to buy a hechsher is unethical especially when not buying one will entail physical violence and damage.

Chaim
Chaim
2 years ago

He is no Rabbi, He is just an extortionist.

think
think
2 years ago

Great.

Step 1) terror
Step 2) arrest them & don’t let him out till the terror stops.
Step 3) once terror stops then let him out
step 4) If the terror restarts arrest him again, till the terror stops,

Repeat till he understand Israel is not Afghanistan

Just sayin’
Just sayin’
2 years ago

Throw these people in jail and cut off their stipends and entitlements, They’re ignorant fundamentalists, and it’s the only language they understand

Disgusted
Disgusted
2 years ago

Until more rabbonim come out openly against this extortion and corruption I’m not giving tzedaka to charedi organizations

Yudi
Yudi
2 years ago

He is free and back infront of the store

Flicker
Flicker
2 years ago

If there are already so many mafias in existence why cant he have one too? Isnt it hypocritical to call out just this one lone mafia and ignore the rest? Like Amnesty calling out Israel on human rights and ignoring China’s record.