Vandals targeted the office of the weekly HaEida newspaper located in Meah Shearim. It appears the break in occurred during the night, Monday-to-Tuesday, 3-to-4 Cheshvan.

�Until when the wicked Eida� and �Eida� graffiti was painted on walls and furniture. In Meah Shearim, it is believed the vandalism attack is related to the article that appeared last week on Avraham Hirschman, regarded as a senior member of the sikrikim.

The sikrikim are regarded by most as thugs, community residents who wear the same clothing as others, but have turned to a lifestyle of gangsters, using threats and force to achieve their objectives as well as running protection rackets and believed linked to illegal activities.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)