This was when Olmert was mayor and there was no rioting. Bored kids throwing rocks at cars of other Jews. They need a better outlet.
To answer the editor’s questions –
Does anyone find the recent Hafganos in Yerushalayim outrages and a Chillul Hashem? YES
Does anyone think this is totally normal – trowing rocks at the cops, damaging police cruisers, burning dumpsters, smashing traffic lights? NO – THEY SHOULD BE ARRESTED
Does anyone think that we have lost “our way”? THE PEOPLE DOING THE ABOVE HAVE – BUT DON’T PAINT US ALL THAT WAY.
Does anyone think that the Gedolim are sending these people out to protest in this fashion? If you do, then where are the Gedolim? Why aren’t they out there tossing rocks? And if you think that they are not supportive of this type of Hafganah, then why don’t they appear in PERSON at one of these violent Hafganos and physically yell and scream at the protesters to stop it? THE GEDOLIM SHOULD BE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST VIOLENCE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ARE NOT.