Jerusalem braces for violence as Haredi mother due in court (child abuser)

[IndianaGreen]

The Jewish Taleban is no different from its Islamic and Christian variants. This festering wound on the world's peace and safety begins with the religious schools where intolerance and anti-progressive views are indoctrinated from a very early age.

Invoking religion to rationalize child abuse is a new low for the Haredim puke.

Last update - 00:40 01/01/2009

Jerusalem braces for violence as Haredi mother due in court

By Nir Hasson, Jonathan Lis and Yair Ettinger

Jerusalem police were bracing on Friday for more violence
after a third straight night of street battles with ultra-Orthodox Jews over the arrest of a Haredi woman for alleged child abuse.

The woman, who police suspect of starving her 3-year-old son over the past two years, was due to appear in court on Friday and the outcome could either defuse or further inflame tensions in the city. Police said if the woman's family and lawyers agree to a psychiatric evaluation, she could be released quickly. They have so far refused and demand her unconditional release.

Violence erupted again in Jerusalem on Thursday night as over 1,000 ultra-Orthodox rioters clashed with hundreds of police officers at key intersections throughout the city, following a rally in Sabbath Square protesting the arrest of a woman from the community for alleged child abuse.

At least 18 police officers were hurt over the course of the evening riots, nine of them hospitalized in various conditions. Six demonstrators were also wounded.

Dozens of Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) protesters were arrested or detained as they blocked Route 1, a key Jerusalem artery. Approximately 34 protesters were in custody on Friday morning, said police. Police used water cannons to disperse the crowds and reopen the road.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1100943.html

[billyoc]

1. No matter what day they go to church, the religious right sucks.