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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
      49.   In this world my friend there are three kinds of people 21:09  |  Chris 25/03/08
      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
      52.   If Jesus is the Messiah..... 21:26  |  Jesus Dumb 25/03/08
      53.   Where in the Old Testament does it say that the Messiah will DIE? 21:27  |  Nowhere 25/03/08
      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
      59.   jew!!! 22:03  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
      60.   matthew taylor 22:06  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
      61.   To Motic #48 you are probabblly right for the most part 22:11  |  Norman 25/03/08
      62.   follower of jesus 22:11  |  saul a. readner 25/03/08
      63.   The Way To Fight Is EDUCATION 22:13  |  Ben S 25/03/08
      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
      67.   Ok just stop the fighting and call them peopleof Jewish ancestry. 22:56  |  Jay 25/03/08
      68.   To#57 jew girl 22:58  |  Chris 25/03/08
      69.   # 27 Donna Diorio: you`re a nincompoop! 23:02  |  Freethinker 25/03/08
      70.   #35 23:05  |  jeff 25/03/08
      71.   Saul 23:16  |  matthew 25/03/08