A firefighting crew in the Charedi city of Elad was attacked on Sunday evening when they responded to a fire in the city at the intersection of Yehuda Hanassi and Rashi streets. During their operation to put out the fire, the crew was assaulted by people from the neighborhood throwing stones at them. The stone-throwing crowd also cursed and spat at the firefighters.
Over the past few weeks, Elad has suffered from a wave of arson incidents that have affected numerous areas throughout the city. The fires in some of these incidents expanded to become large fires that threatened immense amounts of property and people. Numerous buildings across the city have suffered severe damage.
A spokesperson for the fire department said: “We view the attack against our firefighters in the most serious way. The entire goal of a firefighter is to save people’s lives and property. We will be working with law enforcement in order to make sure that those who assaulted our firefighters will be found and stand trial. As firefighters, and as citizens, we are ashamed that the very people we show up and try to save, turn around and attack us in this manner.”
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(YWN israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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21 Responses
Horrible
Why are the radical nuts attacking firefighters?
Sounds like a lot of info is missing. What prompted the attack?
These types of articles are really not helpful without offering some explanation of why these hoodlums are attacking first responders. Certainly if the fires are located in Chareidi areas of the city than they should simply allow the fires to burn and if there are casualties, maybe that will provide some deterrent. There is no reason that firefighters or any first responder should have to risk their lives while being attacked by the people they are trying to help.
Something is missing
The firefighter should pack up and let these kooks fight their own fires
The firefighters should hook up an extra hose and spray the high-pressure water on the mishugaim
DOESN’T SOUND TRUE. SOURCE?
PESSI YAAMIN L’CHOL DAVAR
Missing information
they should have left and let the place burn down, only way the people will learn
Crazies.
They should be arrested. No?
How, even in their own terms, do these people justify attacking fire fighters?
Last week on Yom HaAtzmaut some Peleg Idiots in Yerushalayim attacked a fire truck for flying the Israeli flag. What exactly were these imbeciles in Elad now assaulting fire fighters for? Last I heard we needed firefighters to save lives and property.
Another sickening comment from GodolHadorah:
Certainly if the fires are located in Chareidi areas of the city than they should simply allow the fires to burn and if there are casualties, maybe that will provide some deterrent.
Are you serious? You sound like the White Nationals speaking about the blacks, or the Nazi Youth referring to Jewish areas.
Unbeleiveable. To me this is pure anti-semitism.
I just hope that’s not how you speak to your family- injecting them with hate to the section of Klall Yisroel that is upholding Torah and Mitzvis in Eretz HaKodosh – because of the misdemeanour of a few.
sick
In both the Jerusalem Post and INN stories on this fire, nothing was mentioned about stone throwers or any attempt to stop the firefighters. Neither are all that sympathetic to Hareidim and would most likely have mentions this if it had really happened.
https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Several-injured-one-seriously-in-fire-in-Elad-apartment
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/230568
I don’t understand the commentators here. The video shows what appears to be an Israeli flag being torn off the fire engine.
“Another sickening comment from GodolHadorah”
No, it’s logical.
If they don’t want firefighters and prefer fires, them let them have their way.
MDG: YOU are totally correct! let the buildings burn if they have no respect for their rescuers