Israeli Orthodox Men Vandalize Women's Campaign Poster – The Front



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  Rachel Azaria



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Rachel Azaria

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Several haredi orthodox men were captured in video vandalizing the campaign posters of Rachel Azaria, the only female candidate for the mayor of Jerusalem . 19659003] The incident took place on Sunday evening, a few hours after the posters were affixed on 300 buses from the city of Jerusalem. The half-dozen vandals, dressed in long black jackets and black hats, removed the picture of Azariah, who showed it from the shoulders and the top.

Azaria, Knesset member for the Kulanu party, announced his candidacy two weeks ago Some time ago for the municipal elections of October

. The campaign, whose launch was scheduled for Monday morning, runs under the slogan: "Believe it, we can live together."

Akaria said in a tweet that she received information from orthodox haredi supporters who said the vandals are a "small fanatical group that does not represent the haredi orthodox community in Jerusalem." she promised to reorganize the ads and continue her campaign "because we know that it's possible to live here together. "The tweet also included videos of vandalism.

The haredi extremist orthodox sects oppose seeing images of women, calling it a lack of modesty, and vandalizing posters and billboards over the years. Bus companies have in the past refused to suspend these ads for fear of vandalism.

את המידע על תלישת שלטי הבחירות קיבלתי מתומכים חרדים שהבהירו לי שוב שהתולשים הם קבוצה קטנה וקנאית שלא מייצגת את הציבור החרדי בירושלים.

הרוב המוחלט של הירושלמים: חילונים, חרדים ודתיים מתנגדים להם.
אנחנו נדביק שוב את המודעות ונמשיך את הקמפיין כי אנחנו יודעים שזה אפשרי לחיות פה יחד. pic.twitter.com/Rldqynd4hR – רחל עזריה (@azariarachel) July 23, 2018

Alyssa Fisher is a news writer at the front. Email it to [email protected], or follow it on Twitter at @alyssalfisher

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