Haredi burka cult members in Jerusalem
Daughter Joins Burka Cult, Haredi Parents Arrested
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
When Israeli haredim need a professional cultbuster, who do they turn to?
No one, it seems.
A young haredi woman left her parent’s home about one year ago and joined the burka cult, also known as the haredi Taliban women or the shawl women, cutting all ties with her hasidic parents.
Her parents called police who explained to them that there was nothing they could do – joining an even more extreme haredi sect than the one the parents belong to is not a crime.
The young woman moved in with a Taliban family, and the cult’s women eventually introduced her to a young man who is part of the cult. They got engaged and are reportedly about to marry.
The girl’s parents found out, Ynet reports, and Wednesday they went to the home where their daughter has been living for the past year and tried to get her to change her mind.
But they weren’t successful – far from it.
The girl’s father tried to force her to come with him, and an argument erupted between her family and members of the Taliban cult. An eyewitness reportedly saw the girl’s father scream as he pounded on the apartment door and tried to break in to take his daughter.
Police were called.
Instead of convincing their daughter to reconsider, the girl’s parents and a friend were arrested by police.
They were released from police custody after an Israeli court issued a restraining order against them.