Haredis riot in Jerusalem, Abu Kabir (Israel, Article, hasidic)

[jewscout]

Haredis riot in Jerusalem, Abu Kabir

Nine haredi men were arrested on Tuesday as they attempted to break into the Forensics Insititute at Abu Kabir.

The incident was the result of some 100 people rioting against the planned autopsy of a religious woman from northern Israel.

Several hundred more haredim participated in demonstrations of solidarity in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood.

The rioters pelted police with rocks and set fire to numerous dumpsters along the central thoroughfare in the area, closing the street off to traffic and choking the surroundings with smoke. Police forces arrived at the scene, though no injuries immediately reported.

Last week, a crowd of haredim in the Mekor Baruch neighborhood in Jerusalem attacked police who arrived at an apartment of a man who had passed away at his home. The rioters apparently suspected that the police would order an autopsy. They began hurling stones, and lightly wounded three police officers.

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[Jayhawker Soule]

Originally Posted by jewscout

Several hundred more haredim participated in demonstrations of solidarity in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood.

Anyone familiar with Mea Shearim would not be surprised. No one in his right mind would drive a car through that neighborhood on Shabbat.

[jewscout]

Originally Posted by Jayhawker Soule

Anyone familiar with Mea Shearim would not be surprised. No one in his right mind would drive a car through that neighborhood on Shabbat.

i'm not Jay,
could you expound on this a bit more for me?

[Avi]

That neighborhood is 100% Hasidic. They get real ****** off when other less observant Jews break mitzvot in their neighborhood or anywhere they are at (a.k.a. a bus)