Cellular Phone Store Torched In Arson Attack On Jerusalem’s Malchei Yisrael Street

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JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In an appalling act of arson which occurred in Jerusalem’s Geula neighborhood, a store selling cellular phones was set on fire and gutted after it apparently refused to pay for kashrus supervision of its phones. The store has repeatedly been targeted in the past after its owner refused to comply with the rabbinical supervision groups and many demonstrations have taken place outside the store but the current torching of the store is a worrying escalation in violence against a commercial entity which has tried to provide a service while refusing to surrender its right to sell phones which are effectively kosher but do no have any form of rabbinic supervision.

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Fire and Rescue services reported that at about 4 AM a report was received about a fire at a building on Malchei Yisrael street. Four fire crews were sent to the scene and discovered the fire in the cellphone store. The firemen gained control of the fire and prevented it from spreading to nearby stores. No people were found on the premises.

A police investigation has commenced to locate the perpetrators of the apparent arson attack.

 


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Judith
Judith
1 year ago

The Jewish Taliban

Anonymous
Anonymous
1 year ago

These terrorists need to be apprehended , charged, jailed and have their entitlements cut off , furthermore, the so called “rabbi’s” that encourage and instigate this cowardly and despicable behavior, should be charged as accessories and have their entitlements cut off as well. These thugs are no different than the Palestinians that toss rocks and Molotov cocktails, at innocent civilians, and should be treated with the same contempt.

Guest
Guest
1 year ago

Every rav must condemn this criminal act.

D. Fault
D. Fault
1 year ago

“Organized crime burns store which refuses to pay protection money” is how the headline should read.

Emes
Emes
1 year ago

Very nice! In aseres ymai teshuva.
The fact that the rabonim don’t put out any kol korehs saying proclaiming that such acts are despicable means that all the rabonim are complicit in these acts.
They should be ashamed of themselves!

Larry
Larry
1 year ago

Really disgusting. Ok, selling kosher phones without a hecksher is not the worst thing in the world, but burning down a store, causing much damage is certainly worse.

think
think
1 year ago

this is their ideology – if you think you are right then violence is the answer.

Now wait for a sinlge Rov to condemm this, they won’t

Aguttenshabbos
Aguttenshabbos
1 year ago

Wild animals. Just like the tribe we have in the USA. No different. And right before Yom Kippur?? Unbelievable!!!

Last edited 1 year ago by Aguttenshabbos
Josè
Josè
1 year ago

Vaad Hakashrus making money by exploiting everyone not only to comply with their strict laws, but also to pay for their expensive kosher certification. A corrupt system in the name of religion.

Gersey
Gersey
1 year ago

The Kosher Mafia!!!

Choshen Mishpat
Choshen Mishpat
1 year ago

Hopefully they’ll catch the fiends that did this.

Iib
Iib
1 year ago

Not sure why people have to be forced to buy a kosher phone. The vast majority of people are none religious.

nerds come at me
nerds come at me
1 year ago

This is regular mafia tactics, don’t think this has anything to do with Judaism, rather it’s just organized crime.

Normal
Normal
1 year ago

Cult.

elyeh
Noble Member
elyeh
1 year ago

These violent Charedi “supervisors” are no different from the violent Iranian religious police. I do not know who set the fire – but all the prior violent protests are what led up to this. In Yamai T’shevah such soneh yisrael – even Yom Kippur is not mechapeh such bain adam l’chavero.

TEDDY
TEDDY
1 year ago

This took place erev Yom Kipper? In the heart of geula
WAKE UP AM YISROEL

Chaim
Chaim
1 year ago

M m – the Torah Hakedosha specifically teaches us about kosher food. Food can be kosher without any supervision. It is my choice if I want to rely on the seller or not, but the lack a hechsher does not make an item of food non kosher. There is no such thing as a kosher phone though. There are supervised phones but not kosher phones. Unlike the kashrus organizations, those who supervise the phones are no more that mafiosos who should all be in jail.

EnglishJew
EnglishJew
1 year ago

As insane as it is, let’s entertain the possibility that the culprit did this “L’shem Shomayim” and they honestly believed it was the right thing to do in their “Pinchos and Zimri/Cosbi” moment because they believed this store was a real “danger to Klal Yisroel”. What on earth did the innocent stores next door and the apartments above this store do to deserve smoke and fire damage, and genuine risk to their life?

Yoda
Yoda
1 year ago

“…and do not make friends with an evildoer!” When I was in Chicago, I (accidently) discovered that a “mafioso” with a store chain as a front was a “generous donor” to many Jewish causes. We have been warned by our Rabbis, of Blessed Memory, that one who befriends an evildoer will become like him (Heaven forbid!) Just one more reason to reconsider the advice of learning Torah while working for a living.

Yitz
Yitz
1 year ago

Commercial terrorisem definitely bring atonement on yom kipper for perpetrators

Blue
Blue
1 year ago

Hashgashas on phone are actually very important. When I opened my phone to change the battery I found a bug in there! My Ruv said to put it in salt water for 30 minutes & check again.

Alta Bubby
Alta Bubby
1 year ago

Chechsharim on phones provides additional income for those providing the Chechnya
However
This way u don’t need a filter

Blue
Blue
1 year ago

This is how we return to our glorious past of Kedusha & Tahara. The reason in Europe all men were able to learn all day with Hashem providing for all their needs is there was no Phones, Internet, Light rail, cars or vaccines.
When we return to those times our Yeshivas will really be burgeoning.

mennnnnnnnee
mennnnnnnnee
1 year ago

חשד=suspected
no proof yet
stop blasting when we don’t know the truth

mennnnnnnnee
mennnnnnnnee
1 year ago

THey are investigating it as arson.
It’s not for sure arson.

Yoda
Yoda
1 year ago

Studies have shown that it is more effective for a government to promote effective leadership within a community under their jurisdiction, than to attack that community with rules, regulations, and police raids. We sincerely hope that our government here in Israel will soon adopt these teachings (which should be easy to implement, since the community in question lacks funds and housing!)

M m
M m
1 year ago

phones, like food, must have rabbinic supervision to be called kosher today. this is the exact struggle that happened in NY at the turn of the century when food kashrus certification started. now we all realize that someone who sells “kosher, but not certified” is not serious about selling kosher