The Biggest Threat to The State

7 Marcheshvan 5786

If there is anyone the "Israelis" fear more than the goyim, it's the Jews - the real Jews - the Jews with the Jewish ideas.  They are a bigger threat to the regime even than the chareidi lifestyle and a frequent target of real and sustained persecution.  Following are two separate reports of the same overnight event - one by Elisha Yered and one by Elchanan Gruner.  

אלישע ירד @ElishaYered

(Translated from Hebrew)

🛑 They simply have no limits!!! 🛑

Police forces and detectives from the Shai District arrived early in the morning at the home of Rabbi Menachem Ben Shachar in Givat Ronen, conducted an extensive search, confiscated several laptops, and arrested him on suspicion of incitement, no less!

An arrest on suspicion of incitement, while the Arabs in all the villages around us declare from every platform their intention to murder Jews, while every few minutes weapons are smuggled across the borders of Egypt and Jordan, while Hamas is rebuilding its strength—whom do the police and the Jewish Department of the Shin Bet focus on? On rabbis who dare to expose the danger and criticize the system?!

Make no mistake, this arrest is not "by mistake."

Rabbi Menachem Ben Shachar has been raising a clear and strong voice for years. You know his videos in which he warns about the enemy’s armament, encourages and uplifts the spirit of the people, and calls on the State of Israel and the IDF to wake up and win.

Instead of fighting the real enemy—they aim their arrows at those who know how to cry out the truth.

אלחנן גרונר @elchanangr

(Translated from Hebrew)

Early morning police raid in Samaria: Rabbi Ben Shahar arrested at his home

In an early morning police raid in Samaria, Rabbi Menachem Ben Shahar, a well-known and central figure in Samaria and a teacher at the Homesh Yeshiva, was arrested at his home. The suspicion: incitement against Arabs during the war.

Police and detective forces from the Judea and Samaria District conducted an early morning raid (Wednesday) on the home of Rabbi Menachem Ben Shahar in Samaria, searched his house, and arrested the rabbi.

Rabbi Menachem Ben Shahar, a well-known educator in Samaria, a teacher at the Homesh Yeshiva, a public activist, and host of the weekly podcast "Speaking on the Mountain" on the Jewish Voice [HaKol HaYehudi] website.

The forces turned the house upside down during the searches, confiscated computers, including the work computers of his wife and children, and arrested Rabbi Ben Shahar under an arrest warrant issued about two weeks ago, signed by Judge Gad Arnberg of the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, on suspicion of "incitement to violence and racism."

In addition, another Samaria resident was arrested at his home on the same charges. Attorney Moshe Polsky from the Honenu organization is investigating the circumstances of the arrest and assisting the rabbi and the other detainee.

The Honenu organization condemned the arrest: "Murder, terror, and Arab incitement are rampant, yet the Israel Police choose to arrest a well-known rabbi without summoning him for questioning, and all this in an early morning raid on his home. It seems that someone in the police is acting against the policy of the political echelon in charge."

Who is Rabbi Menachem Ben Shahar?

He is described as "a far-right activist and prominent figure in the settler movement."  He lives with his family in Givat Ronen in the Shomron and teaches at the Chomesh Yeshivah.

His arrest this morning has been covered extensively in the Hebrew press.  There is even video of it...

Some of the rabbi's opinions can be viewed here (translation required).