The recent destruction of nine homes at the illegal West Bank outpost of Amona and ensuing violence highlighted a rift in Israeli society over polarized political views.
But another riot last month - which lasted for four days in the city of Beit Shemesh and resulted in seven arrests - drew considerably less media attention. At issue was religious freedom. And now the melting pot in this rapidly growing city of 52,000 may be about to boil over again - this time over the construction of a pork processing plant. Last month, a self-defined haredi family that has lived in Ramat Beit Shemesh Beit for the past six years - and has requested anonymity - was targeted by local ultra-Orthodox extremists who deemed that members of the family were not sufficiently religious. The family's two eldest sons, aged 22 and 20, were the particular target of the demonstrators' wrath because the young men have stopped wearing haredi garb and now dress in modern Orthodox style, the mother of the family says. On January 13, extremists attacked her two sons on their way home from Friday night services. The attack was followed by four nights of demonstrations outside their home, calling on the family to leave. Artikel lengkap berhubung panjang: http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1139395425619&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/aYWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Milis Wanita Muslimah Membangun citra wanita muslimah dalam diri, keluarga, maupun masyarakat. Situs Web: http://www.wanita-muslimah.com ARSIP DISKUSI : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanita-muslimah/messages Kirim Posting mailto:wanita-muslimah@yahoogroups.com Berhenti mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Milis Keluarga Sejahtera mailto:keluarga-sejahtera@yahoogroups.com Milis Anak Muda Islam mailto:majelismuda@yahoogroups.com This mailing list has a special spell casted to reject any attachment .... Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wanita-muslimah/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
