sadder... Jerusalem 'chastity squad' branching out to new neighborhood in jerusalem

 

Jerusalem 'chastity squad' branching out

Residents of capital's Beit Israel neighborhood say members of 'modesty guard' recently attacked young divorcee, American yeshiva students suspected of screening porn films

Ari Galahar

Published:

10.22.09, 08:44 / Israel Jewish Scene

Jerusalem's "chastity squad" is branching out and has recently begun operating in the capital's Beit Israel neighborhood. According to local residents, several of the neighborhood's inhabitants have been violently attacked by members of the "modesty guard".   One of the residents told Ynet that a divorcee living in the neighborhood had been assaulted by squad members, who poured hot water on her and beat her at a local playground.   Indictment 'Chastity squad' man charged with attacking computer store clerks / Aviad Glickman Shmuel Weisfish accused of threatening to murder employees of Jerusalem computer store for selling 'non-kosher' MP4 players Full story "The 'chastity squad' members snatched her at the playground, poured hot water on her, and when she began shouting they beat her up," said the resident who witnessed the incident.   In a separate incident, squad members allegedly broke into an apartment where several American yeshiva students lived, sprayed them with tear gas and stole a laptop.   A neighbor who arrived to help the students could not identify the assailants, who fled the scene quickly.   Local residents explained that the squad members had suspected that the young men were screening porn films to local teenagers. Following the incident, the yeshiva students left the apartment.   Another incident took place in the house of one of the local residents, where his friends used to visit him every evening until the small hours of the night.   About a week ago, unknown people painted the stairs leading to the apartment, and the resident told his friends that he had received several warnings from members of the "chastity squad", accusing his friends of harassing girls passing nearby.   Advertisement     The Beit Israel neighborhood has been changing its nature in recent years, from a traditional Sephardic neighborhood to a neighborhood similar to the haredi Mea Shearim.   According to one of the residents, the "chastity squads" are trying to change the neighborhood's acceptable standards and give the place a more conservative nature. Chastity squad' man charged with attacking computer store clerks Shmuel Weisfish accused of threatening to murder employees of Jerusalem computer store for selling 'non-kosher' MP4 players Aviad Glickman Published:  04.02.09, 22:06 / Israel News The Jerusalem Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment Thursday with the capital's District Court against Shmuel Weisfish, 22, a member of the notorious ultra-Orthodox 'chastity squad'. Plea Bargain Prosecution seeks maximum sentence for 'Chastity Squad' offender / Aviad Glickman Elhanan Buzaglo signs plea bargain after beating a formerly religious woman leading 'immodest' life Full Story   Weisfish is accused of attacking employees at a computer store in Jerusalem's Geula neighborhood and threatening to torch the store and murder them. Charges include rioting, blackmail, threat, and aggravated assault and battery.   According to the indictment, Weisfish took part in "chastity squad" protests that were regularly held outside the computer store, which the members accused of selling "non-kosher" MP4 players. According to the 'chastity squad', the gadgets expose users to inappropriate content.   During these demonstrations, which began in June 2008, Weisfish would drive customers out of the store, damage merchandise and threaten to murder the employees and burn the store down. Advertisement       The prosecution said that during one protest Weisfish and a fellow 'chastity squad' members dragged the manager out of the store and held him down as their friends beat him, and in another demonstration he threw a rock at the store, injuring one of the employees.   During his interrogation Weisfish identified himself using a false name, and also refused to give out his parents' names.

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