CANOE -- CNEWS - World: Jewish 'modesty patrols' sow fear in Israel as zealots mount a new campaign: "JERUSALEM - In Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish community, where the rule of law sometimes takes a back seat to the rule of God, zealots are on a campaign to stamp out behaviour they consider unchaste.
They hurl stones at women for such 'sins' as wearing a red blouse, and attack stores selling devices that can access the Internet.
In recent weeks, self-styled 'modesty patrols' have been accused of breaking into the apartment of a Jerusalem woman and beating her for allegedly consorting with men.
They have torched a store that sells MP4 players, fearing devout Jews would use them to download pornography.
'These breaches of purity and modesty endanger our community,' said 38-year-old Elchanan Blau, defending the bearded, black-robed zealots."
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Saturday, October 11, 2008
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