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VIDEO / Ultra-Orthodox 'Modesty Guard' suspected of beating Jerusalem woman
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Ultra-Orthodox, Jerusalem 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for August 7, 2008.

A group of men who police suspect were hired by an ultra-Orthodox gang recently broke into a Jerusalem woman's home and beat her because they deemed her immodest.

The so-called "Modesty Guard" is suspected of being behind the incident. The gang has been known to unleash extortion, mercenaries, violence and surveillance on less religious Jews they deem sacrilegious. They claim to do it all in the name of God.

The incident may be one of a string of signs of rising ultra-Orthodox violence. Last year, five Haredi Jews assaulted a woman and an Israel Defense Forces soldier because they sat next to one another on a Jerusalem bus.
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      1.   Jewish taliban? 02:05  |  sweis Melbourne 08/08/08
      2.   More like Jewish Mutaween 02:34  |  W 08/08/08
      3.   Time to reign in these thugs 02:35  |  Nathaniel 08/08/08
      4.   I would give those thugs a Pogrom! 02:56  |  Jimmy 08/08/08
      5.   Fundamentalism taking over Israel... 03:32  |  BBSNews 08/08/08
      6.   Put them in Prison with Terrorists 03:49  |  guy 08/08/08
      7.   Anyone that uses violence in the name God is crazy 04:21  |  Wendy 08/08/08
      8.   #5 BBSNews is mistaken 04:48  |  Nathaniel 08/08/08
      9.   I can`t believe it! 05:32  |  sol kashberg 08/08/08
      10.   Haredi Taliban 06:07  |  Big Tex 08/08/08
      11.   You have a point Nathaniel, but... 06:48  |  BBSNews 08/08/08
      12.   Modesty Guard 07:10  |  Steve 08/08/08
      13.   High time to apprehend such criminals for assault & battery 07:37  |  Esther 08/08/08
      14.   The radical Jews are quite similar to the radical Muslims 07:54  |  Natallie Durson 08/08/08
      15.   Modesty Guard 08:01  |  John 08/08/08
      16.   #9 Sol---that`s okay, stick your head 08:02  |  ballistic 08/08/08
      17.   Israel`s shame 08:18  |  PARIS 08/08/08
      18.   Haredim Mutawaah are special 08:54  |  Steve the Pals. 08/08/08
      19.   #11 09:02  |  mark hammond 08/08/08
      20.   Just call them the Tallit-ban 09:03  |  Tova M. 08/08/08
      21.   #11 BBSNews visit Israel 09:17  |  Nathaniel 08/08/08
      22.   $12 YOU`re RIGHT! 09:38  |  Samy 08/08/08
      23.   Natalie Durson 12 09:48  |  Harvey 08/08/08
      24.   No thanks Nathaniel 10:49  |  BBSNews 08/08/08
      25.   What about the immodest woman causing people to sin and goto hell 11:48  |  Dani Miller 08/08/08
      26.   Re Harvey dear #24 11:52  |  Esther 08/08/08
      27.   The future that lies ahead 12:06  |  Yonatan 08/08/08
      28.   #14 Natallie Durson-radical Jews v radical Muslims 12:23  |  examiner 08/08/08
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      32.   JEWS vs JEWS, vsJEWS 15:50  |  charlot 08/08/08
      33.   Modesty Guard 15:59  |  Sam Barsam 08/08/08
      34.   Equality before law and its fines will be appropriate medicine! 16:01  |  H.H.M. 08/08/08
      35.   Modesty Guard 16:25  |  zion 08/08/08
      36.   Where are the real police? fawning the g-dfathers? 16:35  |  ultra asleep 08/08/08
      37.   Another HATEFUL PROPEGANDA BY HAARETZ 16:37  |  JEW 08/08/08
      38.   Why was I thrown out? As usual. It`s not true? 16:38  |  S 08/08/08
      39.   Modesty Vigilantes should be in jail 16:40  |  bob 08/08/08
      40.   Just as bad as the Muslim Fanaticals 16:45  |  Jane 08/08/08
      41.   Steve #12 16:50  |  Sylvie 08/08/08
      42.   `Modesty Guard` 16:57  |  Ralph 08/08/08
      43.   Jewish religion in Israel worthless? 17:04  |  tbart 08/08/08
      44.   so.... 17:32  |  rm 08/08/08
      45.   Derson gets it wrong again 17:39  |  Dr Noam 08/08/08
      46.   Unacceptable behaviour 17:40  |  Avrum 08/08/08
      47.   #3 Nathaniel 17:51  |  Jasper 08/08/08
      48.   No excuse 17:58  |  Michael 08/08/08
      49.   Supporting Violent Thugs Means Living WithThem 18:52  |  Gray 08/08/08
      50.   When governance is taken out of the hands 19:00  |  Lynn 08/08/08
      51.   Ultra-Orthodox "Modesty Guard"--Israel`s Very Own Taliban! 19:06  |  Silvienne 08/08/08
      52.   #27 Examiner 19:12  |  Fairman 08/08/08
      53.   Gentle Reminder 19:27  |  Shimon Cleopas 08/08/08
      54.   Natallie 20:37  |  Robert Haymond 08/08/08
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      57.   #14 20:47  |  Michael T 08/08/08
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      59.   reveals more about 20:58  |  Scharker Yid 08/08/08
      60.   The truth hurts 21:06  |  Mind opener 08/08/08
      61.   Natallie 21:29  |  Whatever 08/08/08
      62.   to 43 21:33  |  H 08/08/08
      63.   Haaretz making the utterly obscure sound mainstream 21:45  |  ZISD 08/08/08
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      69.   Israelis; Tolerating or Surrendering to Extremists? 23:25  |  Gray 08/08/08
      70.   Let`s use this story to bash Ultra-Orthodox Jews! 23:32  |  Johnny 08/08/08
      71.   Yes Lynn #34 23:38  |