A large effigy dressed as an IDF soldier, wearing chareidi attire, was hanged over a street in the Meah She’arim area of Yerushalayim on Sunday in honor of Purim, sparking significant outrage.
Many local residents pleaded for the dummy to be taken down, upset that the effigy will simply antagonize those who already despise the chareidi community.
This event adds to a series of previous actions where effigies or signs have been displayed in the neighborhood reflecting opposition to chareidi enlistment in the IDF.
Just last week, a Magen David Adom ambulance crew was dispatched to the area to assist a patient. While the medical team was inside providing care to the individual, some unidentified culprits vandalized their ambulance, scrawling swastikas on the Israeli flags that were emblazoned on the vehicle. Upon returning to their ambulance, the paramedics found the defacement and promptly informed the Yerushalayim Police about the incident.
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