A bitter end to the rally: after the tragedy, organizers called on the crowds to go home and ordered those on rooftops to come down immediately.
A man died on Thursday during the haredi demonstration against military conscription, after he fell from a height at a construction site on Shazar Boulevard in Jerusalem. The victim was later identified as 20-year-old Menachem Mendel Litzman.
Litzman fell approximately 20 stories. MDA paramedics who rushed to the scene found the victim suffering from multi-system trauma and no vital signs, and had to pronounce him dead at the scene.
Police are investigating the possibility that Litzman committed suicide and did not fall accidentally.
Forces from the Jerusalem District Police are at the scene and have begun investigating the incident.
MDA paramedic Lishai Shemesh and EMT Daniel Alkayam recounted: "The teen lay unconscious at the foot of a high-rise construction site without a pulse and not breathing, with very severe multi-system trauma."
"We were told that he fell from a high height. We conducted medical examinations, but his injuries were critical, and unfortunately, we had no choice but to pronounce him dead," they reported.
Yisrael Beytenu Chairman Avigdor Liberman sharply attacked the haredi leadership following the incident. "The rotten haredi leadership is directly responsible for the painful death of a young boy in a despicable and unnecessary demonstration. He came out on the orders of that leadership to be a human shield for the power and influence of the haredi activists."
Magen David Adom, which has been on medical standby at the rally, reported that as of 16:45, it had treated 56 participants. Of those treated, four required further care and were evacuated to hospitals in mild condition (including two cases of fainting, a cardiac incident, and a minor injury).
21 comments:
DIN im curious if they accomplished their goals. What was the purpose of demonstrating in an orthodox area. Also why do he police even engage. Let them block roads, they are only hurting themselves? Im truly curious. TY
Most outlets are saying he slipped, maybe change your headline until we know.
I have been informed that they have a suicide note!
GI_JOE
They did not accomplish their goals; they made it worse! In fact, many are saying that they don't believe that Torah saves anyone, because they in fact closed their Yeshivos, and that's because they don't believe it, but they want us Jlubs to believe it!
Yerushlayim is not only orthodox, in fact, it is full of tourists! And that was their point to inconvenience those tourists to make them aware that there is a major segment that doesn't recognize the Jewish State!
The video thats going around seems he slipped
What did they accomplish? They confirmed to the entire country that their slogan "Torah learning is the true protection!" is a lie that they don't really believe.
He was a Chusid of the Rebbuh MH"M, son of shluchim to South Korea. He knew Tanya baal peh it was said.
Where were you informed from?
I was standing right near there on the ground And from all the people in the building, they were saying he slipped
Sounds like you were just hating
I was informed by a family member who lives in Beit Shemesh!
If you are right, then his blood is on Rav Landau and Rav Hirsch!
And I would then ask them if it was all worth it, that a bochor got killed because of them!
DIN - Like many before you you embarked on a mission to add a more moderate/Leftie view of things, which can actually be appreciated. But what inevitably happens is it has turned you into a hater of the Charedei world, the world of Shomrei Torah U"Mitzvos. It is really sad. You have become the things you rail about.
They dont give a damn. They will do anything to maintain control over these kids. The fact that they have no qualms about inconveniencing thousands of people shows that with all their learning, they have no derech eretz. And we see it in the boys. Beating up older men, screaming shiksa at a frum woman, etc. These gedolim will get there just rewards after 120.
The Habad don't follow Rav Landau & Rav Hirsch. If they went, it was their choice.
In DIN “logic” someone with a mental health crisis offing himself is the fault of elderly rabbonim (when DIN is lucky enough to have an incident with coincidental timing that he can bray vee a Chamoir about). The genius would also have you believe that if someone committed suicide in Los Angeles last week it is also the gedolim’s fault because they complained to a few people about the Tzionim at the Rechnitz wedding
Any relation to the Litzman criminal who was forced out of the Knesset as part of the deal to avoid prison time?
Ironically one of the slogans at the anti draft demonstrations is "I'd rather die than serve in the army". The Rabbis need to wake up and do an honest heshbon nefesh. In the summer's demontration in Bnai Brak while blocking the highway another young man collapsed and died. Again, the same slogan.
It's in tge organizers interest to say it was suicide, thus absolving themselves from any responsibility.
10:51
You "were right next to him" turns out you are a liar, and may I add a Charedie liar! #2 What were you doing in the building? It was under construction,
11:46
I'm a hater??? I just reported what everyone else did! That many of the Chareidim that attended were a bunch of uncivilized reckless fools!
I'm not a hater of Torah, I'm actually in Kollel most of the day and I give well attended Shiurim every single day, the one's who hate Torah were at that rally, because those who love Torah were learning at that time!
6:04
You are an unmitigated fool and most of your comment is incoherent!
I was in the mental health field for over 15 years, I know all about it, and I can tell from your comment that you need help, fast......very fast!
DIN, what was your role in the mental health field? On the receiving end of therapy? A lot of people think you are one sick puppy for blaming some frail old Litvishe rabbonim for the suicide of a bochur who was nebich being bullied by his fellow Lubavs. Surely you have seen the letter circulating of one of the bullies asking mechila
12:59
I never implied anywhere that these clueless disconnected "frail old Litvishe rabbonim "were to blame. Where did I say that? When did I say that? You liar!
I'm beginning to hear rumors that he actually fell and that the "Litvishe" ASSkonim are pushing this "suicide" angle to take off the heat! The "bully letter" was already exposed as a fraud!
Meanwhile, one bochur fell off one of the buildings and is fighting for his life and that I do blame on the Charedie community, who don't give a crap about safety!
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