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Religious modesty guard 'enjoys support of rabbis and police'
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Ultra-Orthodox, Modesty Guard 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for August 19, 2008.

A member of the Modesty Patrol, a group of ultra-Orthodox men working to eradicate so-called immodest behavior in Haredi areas, has detailed in a rare interview an organization that enjoys the support of rabbis and the police.

The group has existed in some form since the establishment of the State of Israel, and is suspected of recently stepping up its violent acts.

While it claims its focus is on advocacy, members have been recently been accused of breaking into homes, violent assault and forcing women to move to the back of public buses.
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      1.   Are these Jews? 04:18  |  guy 20/08/08
      2.   wonder what God`s man Hucklebee thinks about this 04:19  |  newageblues 20/08/08
      3.   Fortunately, 06:56  |  judith 20/08/08
      4.   who are these guys? 08:37  |  observer 20/08/08
      5.   Nobody wa nts to see someone sinning 09:18  |  Marlene 20/08/08
      6.   Nobody wa nts to see someone sinning 09:18  |  Marlene 20/08/08
      7.   Evil Pure Evil 09:28  |  SJ 20/08/08
      8.   Unfortunately, 09:32  |  Goy 20/08/08
      9.   Mishmeres Tzenius 09:58  |  Sherlock Holmes 20/08/08
      10.   Thugs and goons 10:04  |  Ben Azai 20/08/08
      11.   Not representative... Should be stopped 10:39  |  Avi 20/08/08
      12.   Disgraceful 12:03  |  Natallie Durson 20/08/08
      13.   Toff Guys 12:28  |  yona schear 20/08/08
      14.   Religious modesty guard `enjoys support of rabbis and police` 12:36  |  Jo 20/08/08
      15.   We need a constitution to stop us becoming like Iran 12:37  |  Ilan 20/08/08
      16.   #11 Goy _ you have to distinguish 12:56  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      17.   Iran is here 12:58  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      18.   #4 observer - Ridiculous 12:59  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      19.   This story is a fabrication 14:17  |  Progress 20/08/08
      20.   #11 yona schear [ What makes you think they`re from Brooklyn? 14:29  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      21.   #19 Progress - Your letter is a fabrication 14:37  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      22.   #1 guy - ..."Jews" attacking other Jews in the name of religion- 14:41  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      23.   criminals 15:06  |  judge 20/08/08
      24.   #18 - ignorant 15:07  |  observer 20/08/08
      25.   GOY 15:11  |  judith 20/08/08
      26.   Marlene 15:13  |  judith 20/08/08
      27.   The Real Reason for this Violence 15:58  |  Howie 20/08/08
      28.   Conformity 15:59  |  Jack 20/08/08
      29.   What amazes me is......... 16:13  |  Marlene N. 20/08/08
      30.   Israel needs a constitution 16:28  |  Lynn 20/08/08
      31.   Responce to Yonatan 16:32  |  yona schear 20/08/08
      32.   #24 observer - I`ve come a long way 16:56  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      33.   God`s Law and Man`s Law - No.; 2 17:03  |  Marlene N. 20/08/08
      34.   #31 yona schear - I understand your bitterness 17:04  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      35.   rabbis/police 17:08  |  iraphillip 20/08/08
      36.   #27 Howie- I agree 17:09  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      37.   Israelis who want a free country must organize 17:17  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      38.   Sad 17:21  |  Renee 20/08/08
      39.   durson`s disgraceful fringe 17:21  |  odles 20/08/08
      40.   lo siento 17:32  |  Di 20/08/08
      41.   Israel or Saudi Arabia? 17:42  |  utagawa 20/08/08
      42.   Important activity 17:44  |  Nathaniel 20/08/08
      43.   Jerusalem undivided 17:56  |  Axel 20/08/08
      44.   racist-terrorist Israel becoming 2nd theocracy in ME, after Iran 18:12  |  anti-racist 20/08/08
      45.   #42 Nathaniel - Why the haredim are rampaging just now 18:18  |  Yonatan 20/08/08
      46.   Religious modesty guard `enjoys support of rabbis and police` 18:22  |  Andrei 20/08/08
      47.   They aren`t men, and they aren`t practicing Judaism 18:26  |  Yair 20/08/08
      48.   Modesty-guard 18:54  |  rm 20/08/08
      49.   To anti-racist and his measures 18:57  |  Israeli citizen 20/08/08
      50.   modesty 19:56  |  Lori 20/08/08
      51.   Modesty Police 20:04  |  Jasper 20/08/08
      52.   Brothers of Mutaween 20:42  |  W 20/08/08
      53.   #16... you have to distinguish 21:36  |  Kate 20/08/08
      54.   #48 21:41  |  Kate 20/08/08
      55.   despicable behaviour 21:56  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/08/08
      56.   Law and Freedom 22:06  |  Jack 20/08/08
      57.   Rabid Rabbis, timid police 22:39  |  Jim 20/08/08
      58.   #2 newageblues 22:48  |  Jim 20/08/08
      59.   If police are in cahoots then overhaul entire police force 22:48  |  how dare they 20/08/08
      60.   serious matter 22:50  |  police support? 20/08/08
      61.   Yoma 86: then they wonder why secular Israelis seek in India 22:52  |  DJStahl 20/08/08
      62.   Where is his kippa? 23:07  |  TB 20/08/08
      63.   modesty 23:21  |  chris 20/08/08
      64.   Why don` t the men sit in the back? 00:22  |  JaxMax 21/08/08
      65.   nu. 40 di 00:25  |  Joey D. 21/08/08
      66.   An undentified clown makes unverified claims.While the rest of us 01:02  |  PETER SM 21/08/08
      67.   Haredim Jews Opposed to Violence of any Kind 05:36  |  ryan 21/08/08
      68.   forgive me, a stupid goy, for asking... 07:01  |  samos 21/08/08
      69.   Samos His claim is not LAW in Israel. 08:00  |  PETER SM 21/08/08
      70.   Come on give them a religous town. 13:01  |  Not so religious 21/08/08
      71.   modesty guard? "vigilante", "stalker", "molester"...(2nd try) 10:26  |  eric