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Last update - 08:52 11/01/2010
Haredim dub women Western Wall worshippers 'Nazis'
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Israel news, Western Wall 
 

Confrontation broke out in the Western Wall on Friday, as Haredi worshippers protested an attempt by members of a women's organization to conduct a massive prayer session at the holy site by calling out "not-Jews" and "Nazis," Army Radio reported on Friday.

About 200 members of the "Women of the Wall" organization arrived at the Western Wall in order to take part in the monthly Rosh Hodesh prayer, and to protest the arrest of their fellow member at the site.

Police officers separated the two sides after Haredi worshipers approached the women's group members and yelled out "not Jewish, send them to church," and "Nazis, blasphemy."
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Chairman of the "Women of the Wall" organization, Anat Hoffman, saud that the group's actions were not meant a provocation but as a silent protest against the government's holy site bill which she claims discriminates against women.

Last month, police arrested Nofat Frankel who was praying at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, due to the fact that she was wrapped in a prayer shawl (tallit).

Police were called to the area after the group asked to read aloud from a Torah scroll.

Police said they arrested the women in the wake of a High Court ruling, which states that the public visiting the Western Wall is obligated to dress in accordance with the site's dress code.

Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz had said the act was a provocation meant to turn the wall into a fighting ground. "We must distance politics and disagreement from this sacred place," Rabinowitz said.
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  1.   Dissapointed 10:44  |  J 18/12/09
  2.   Nazis???????????? 10:48  |  Liz 18/12/09
  3.   Obviously a Highly Political Act 10:59  |  Charedi Jew 18/12/09
  4.   Tefilla at the Kotel 11:20  |  Rahel 18/12/09
  5.   2 for an argument 11:33  |  Chaim 18/12/09
  6.   Liz you`re sooo right! 12:24  |  Petra 18/12/09
  7.   Nazis? 15:50  |  Paul 18/12/09
  8.   Violating court order- Robinson arch for them 15:51  |  no right to complain 18/12/09
  9.   If there are `Nazi` like worshipers 16:04  |  Mark Lincoln 18/12/09
  10.   Women`s group exists to aggravate and provoke 20:20  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 18/12/09
  11.   #2 Liz is right 20:24  |  Baruch Gold 18/12/09
  12.   #3 Cheradi and #4 Rahel both correct 20:28  |  bronxite10 18/12/09
  13.   Kol hakavod ! - keep it up ! Massively ! 20:48  |  Reform supporter 18/12/09
  14.   It makes one wonder.... 20:56  |  Janet 18/12/09
  15.   Beged Ish 21:08  |  tooclose2detroit 18/12/09
  16.   Nazis 21:51  |  Bill 18/12/09
  17.   Haredim a threat 00:51  |  Zach 19/12/09
  18.   What W.o W doesn`t get. I NEVER have troubles praying there. 01:40  |  Mea 19/12/09
  19.   Liz, "Nazi" & "anti-Semitic" mean nothing now coz of these idiots 02:07  |  Avi 19/12/09
  20.   WHEN IN ROME. But Haradim are still nuts 02:38  |  EZ 19/12/09
  21.   Haredim dub the Western Wall club 05:57  |  Michael J 19/12/09
  22.   trivialization of the Holocaust 07:42  |  david 19/12/09
  23.   mea 12 09:51  |  potobac 19/12/09
  24.   Who said... 12:27  |  Maureen Ann 19/12/09
  25.   #18 part 1 14:42  |  Rab Burns 19/12/09
  26.   #18 part 2 14:51  |  Rab Burns 19/12/09
  27.   #18 part 3 15:01  |  Rab Burns 19/12/09
  28.   I agree with you, Mea. # 12 16:40  |  Fortuna Benmayor 19/12/09
  29.   to EZ 19:13  |  directrob 19/12/09
  30.   To # 18 Maureen Ann 09:04  |  Michael J 20/12/09
  31.   Just because YOU feel like you can pray there... 15:29  |  Seminary Student 20/12/09
  32.   Nazis?? 10:05  |  Yakov 22/12/09
  33.   Zach, what do you know about the Oral Law and its . . . 21:15  |  Zev Davis 22/12/09
  34.   Haredim do not and should not own the Kotel 02:52  |  leucippe 23/12/09
  35.   Nazis 06:56  |  Gordo 23/12/09
  36.   Beged Ish 02:37  |  M 24/12/09
  37.   I dub the Kharedim Goyim 04:05  |  Harmon Bond 24/12/09
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