Neturei Karta Yeshiva Student Blots Out Prayer For The Israeli Army
In the past few weeks, the managers of the tomb of Shimon HaTzaddik noticed that many siddurim printed with the prayer for the State had been defaced. Footage obtained from the security cameras revealed that the person responsible is a yeshiva student affiliated with Neturei Karta, who placed stickers calling for the "end of the Zionist state" over the prayer.
Who removed IDF prayer from siddur?
Managers of Simeon the Just's Tomb find stickers calling for 'end of Zionist state' placed over prayer for Israeli soldiers in holy books
Ari Galahar • Ynet
A yeshiva student is suspected of destroying siddurim (Jewish prayer books) which included a prayer for the State of Israel and IDF soldiers.
The incident took place last week at the Tomb of Simeon the Just in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
In the past few weeks, the site's managers noticed that many siddurim including the prayer for the State had been destroyed. Footage obtained from the security cameras revealed that the person responsible was a yeshiva student affiliated with the extreme Neturei Karta faction, who placed stickers calling for the "end of the Zionist state" over the prayer.
Due to the sensitivity of the issue, the site's managers consulted rabbis on whether to file a complaint with the police against the man, for fear that such a move would be perceived as a declaration of war against some of the haredi groups visiting the place. The rabbis encouraged them to turn to the law enforcement authorities.
Early last week, the site's managers ambushed the suspect, and when he repeated his actions they caught him and called the police.
"It's a despicable act," one of the site's managers said last week.
every generation of theese hassidim aka neturei kartas is gettin more and more extreeme soon they will immitate the muslims and start bombing and terroristic tactics.
Posted by: jancsipista | August 30, 2011 at 09:12 AM
In light of this we should insert in our siddurim: Every Jew should think during his prayer that every NK'nik should accidentally fall into a deep pit from which there is no hope of rescue.
Posted by: Garnel Ironheart | August 30, 2011 at 09:18 AM
Anyone think we can get away w/ trading every single NK currently living in Israel in exchange for Gilad Shalit?
Posted by: Stan | August 30, 2011 at 12:33 PM
Stan- lets throw in the Monsey NK's too and we have a deal
Posted by: Morris | August 30, 2011 at 01:10 PM
Stan, I like the way you think.
If these piss-poor protoplasm don't want to live in Israel, send them to Iran.
Posted by: batyahgirl@yahoo.com | August 30, 2011 at 01:12 PM
Due to the sensitivity of the issue, the site's managers consulted rabbis on whether to file a complaint with the police
does he ask his rebbie when to piss too
Posted by: seymour | August 30, 2011 at 02:36 PM
The NK should be erased, not the prayer.
Posted by: David | August 30, 2011 at 05:02 PM
And we care about the fools from NK? They represent the same kinds of nitwits and nobodies that Shmarya represents. This is nothing new in any case, usually they just stamp the nonsense on the inside of sifrei Tehillim.
Posted by: ShmendriKarta | August 30, 2011 at 06:44 PM
Why attack Shmarya?
It is by his labor and support that you morons are even allowed to comment.
Shmarya be da man ( da mentsh)!
Posted by: Sohn of Schneer | August 30, 2011 at 07:40 PM
I pray for the State of Israel and the IDF, but I also pray for everyone else in the Middle East and on Planet Earth. I pray for peace every day. I quite like trying to remember and say quietly in shul and elsewhere when praying all the names of the 193 nations on Planet Earth. I have a picture of the globe in my head and I try and work through the continents and the nations one by one. I invariably miss a few, but try and include them later on. I also try and say a prayer for all the people I care about and the dead and yet to come. So you could say I am covering all my tracks but then I do have an expansive view of the universe.
Posted by: Adam Neira | August 30, 2011 at 09:46 PM
On the positive side, "the rabbis encouraged them to turn to the law enforcement authorities".
Posted by: ultra haredi lite | August 31, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Morris & batyahgirl will be pleased to know that today (right before the trading deadline), Israel traded all resident NKs + 118 Monsey NKs to be named later to Hammas in Gaza in return for Gilad Shalit + 100,000 units of Osem snacks. This is a win-win trade if I've ever seen one.
Posted by: Stan | August 31, 2011 at 02:28 PM
The rabbis encouraged them to turn to the law enforcement authorities.
Posted by: Joel Rosenberg | September 27, 2011 at 01:01 PM