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Recent incidents suggest rise in violence between Haredi, messianic Jews
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Ariel, Arad, ultra-Orthodox 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for March 24, 2008.

Recent incidents point to heightened tensions inside Israel between the ultra-Orthodox community and messianic Jews, who believe in Jesus but consider themselves Jewish.

In the desert town of Arad, a religious argument recently ended in an attempt by a messianic Jewish man to run over a member of Yad L'Achim, a Haredi anti-missionary organization.
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Edwin Beckford, a messianic Jew and resident of Arad, has been charged with assault and is now under house arrest. He says his action was a result of years of provocation and abuse.

Just last week, the conflict appeared to have spread to Ariel, when a bomb seriously injured a teenage boy. Police suspect the boy's family was targeted due to their messianic Judaism.


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      1.   Arad needs a bowling alley 01:38  |  Amos Oz 25/03/08
      2.   If they had a semblance of sanity ... 03:12  |  Haldrik 25/03/08
      3.   Amos Oz is a level-headed man 09:06  |  Khalid 25/03/08
      4.   Respect is the key word 11:01  |  Aaron 25/03/08
      5.   We use to work with massianics in Israel, but not in Gaza 11:08  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
      6.   This article doesn`t mention Muslim guilt 11:08  |  Zelkha 25/03/08
      7.   Israel has finally become a part of the Middle East 11:27  |  Axel 25/03/08
      8.   Haldrik, In your faith, what happens to non-Jews? Is this Life 11:33  |  all about the Jew? 25/03/08
      9.   It must be hard 11:49  |  American Christian 25/03/08
      10.   # 2 haldrik 11:51  |  Axel 25/03/08
      11.   Rabbinical system in government... 11:53  |  Free speach 25/03/08
      12.   Thank you to the Messianic Jews in Israel. I wear it gratefully!! 12:06  |  Virginia 25/03/08
      13.   True democracy yet to be achieved. 12:54  |  Jo 25/03/08
      14.   Is the Kingdom of God a democracy? A dictatorship? 13:17  |  Selah 25/03/08
      15.   Enforce the Israeli laws 13:30  |  Motic 25/03/08
      16.   "Messianic Jew" is an oxymoron 13:53  |  Joe Sittizen 25/03/08
      17.   what is OIL FOR ARABS, what is RELIGION FOR JEWS 13:56  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 25/03/08
      18.   OK, So Will They Focus Their Animus on CHABAD? 14:35  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 25/03/08
      19.   False Yaakov Sullivan on the "massianics" 14:44  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
      20.   Wonder if Kindness Would Work? 14:49  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
      21.   Joe, you are wrong. Christian = one who follows Jesus, who WAS a 14:53  |  Jew!!! 25/03/08
      22.   There is religious freedom in Israel 15:12  |  AliciaYasmeen 25/03/08
      23.   How civilized? 15:12  |  Goldstein 25/03/08
      24.   To # 18 Ovadiah - If you have nothing to say keep quiet 15:37  |  Norman 25/03/08
      25.   Wrong group Alicia. 16:00  |  Jos 25/03/08
      26.   Ovadia Ben Avraham on Chabad 16:09  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
      27.   Talk about SPIN! 16:26  |  Donna Diorio 25/03/08
      28.   I`m not defending messianic jews but 17:03  |  atheist 25/03/08
      29.   Messianic Jew" is an oxymoron 17:29  |  Matthew Taylor 25/03/08
      30.   This Christian Hate for Jews is Very Sad 17:33  |  Avi 25/03/08
      31.   To #24 and #26: My Mussar is Correct 17:33  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 25/03/08
      32.   Missionaries 17:38  |  Joe 25/03/08
      33.   Again they are prescribing? 17:41  |  Danny Sonedat 25/03/08
      34.   Stop harassing Messianic Jews! 17:44  |  Orit 25/03/08
      35.   Missionaries 17:59  |  SP 25/03/08
      36.   You don`t like something, you bomb it. Jews: Welcome to the ME 17:59  |  Eric 25/03/08
      37.   Ovadia ben Avraham, I am certainly not questioning 18:04  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
      38.   To #31 Ovadia- Are you a greater Posek than AAron Soloveitchik ?? 18:17  |  Norman 25/03/08
      39.   Notice the difference between poster Joe #32 and SP #35 18:17  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/03/08
      40.   Very good post Matthew Taylor!!! Not sure how it correlated to 18:43  |  Follower of Jesus 25/03/08
      41.   #8 All about the Jew 18:45  |  Elihu 25/03/08
      42.   Jews must begin a campaign of incitement... 19:09  |  Mac 25/03/08
      43.   #39 - Yaakov 19:24  |  Yitz 25/03/08
      44.   #8, Nonjewish Christians dont need to become Jews 19:45  |  Haldrik 25/03/08
      45.   #10, Jews believe in spiritual noncoercion 20:12  |  Haldrik 25/03/08
      46.   Messianic Jews 20:18  |  Dik 25/03/08
      47.   Sometimes, Elihu, there is a very fine line between the two 20:52  |  Apathy/Tolerance 25/03/08
      48.   Comment on # 31 21:02  |  Motic 25/03/08
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      50.   I said clearly: You shall not worship anthing besides me!! 21:20  |  God 25/03/08
      51.   Nonsensicle utter rejection that Jews that believe are nonJews 21:25  |  Must end 25/03/08
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      54.   Mel Gibson beleives that Jesus is the Messiah 21:28  |  Yechiel 25/03/08
      55.   Messianic jews 21:47  |  Ethel 25/03/08
      56.   axel 21:49  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
      57.   reply to Chris 22:00  |  Jewgirl 25/03/08
      58.   messianic jews a danger to Israel 22:02  |  Jer 25/03/08
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      60.   matthew taylor 22:06  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
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      62.   follower of jesus 22:11  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
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      64.   dik - well said 22:13  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
      65.   # 56 saul 22:39  |  Axel 25/03/08
      66.   semblance of sanity 22:42  |  hollingsworth 25/03/08
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      70.   #35 23:05  |  jeff 25/03/08
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      77.   #53 "Nowhere" 23:49  |  Tovah 25/03/08
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      82.   joe sittizen 00:13  |  hollingsworth 26/03/08
      83.   treatment of Messianic Jews 00:14  |  Michael 26/03/08
      84.   Reply to Jewgirl 00:17  |  Firefighter 26/03/08
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      89.   axel 02:36  |  sweis Melbourne 26/03/08
      90.   #73 Matt 04:42  |  Rivka 26/03/08
      91.   dear Nowhere, Messiah "will bruised" satan when he died & rose 04:54  |  mary for jews 26/03/08
      92.   Bro Saul, Matt 7:21`s people know G-d by knowledge, not by heart 05:12  |  mary for jews 26/03/08
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      96.   axel again - second try 08:31  |  saul a. readner 26/03/08
      97.   matthew again 08:52  |  saul a. readner 26/03/08
      98.   "and to equate the" 09:01  |  saul a. readner 26/03/08
      99.   mary for jews 09:20  |  saul a. readner 26/03/08
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      102.   # 98, Read carefully with prayer what you have suggested applies 13:58  |  to Israel 26/03/08
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      107.   Matt, as for the rest...I am in full agreement with your post. 14:47  |  We are His 26/03/08
      108.   mary in louisville 14:51  |  scallywag 26/03/08
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      110.   Scallywag, Do you disagree with the statement... 15:16  |  This with respect 26/03/08
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      112.   What a fatuous and stupid comment! 16:20  |  hollingsworth 26/03/08
      113.   scallywag 16:33  |  hollingsworth 26/03/08
      114.   Hollingsworth - is it your comment that is "fatuous and stupid"? 16:48  |  Joe Sittizen 26/03/08
      115.   recent incidents #30 16:50  |  retread 26/03/08
      116.   #54 17:00  |  Retread 26/03/08
      117.   #112 hollingsworth 17:10  |  Retread 26/03/08
      118.   retread 20:07  |  hollingsworth 26/03/08
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