''Atom on Meron': Ynet's talkbackers unleash incitement on the celebration

May 23, 2019   

Last night, a beautiful article by Achia Ravad, Eli Mandelbaum, Yitzhak Tesler and Kobi Nachshoni appeared on the Ynet website - about the Rashbi's celebration in Meron, under the headline 'Meron: Nearly a quarter of a million at the world's largest celebration'. The subtitle reads: "Hundreds of thousands flock to the world's largest celebration, near the grave of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai in Meron: More than 5,000 police officers were deployed at the scene, plus rescue forces and many volunteers who are taking care of air-conditioned prayer tents, hundreds of thousands of liters of drinks, and tens of thousands of cakes. Watch the joy." The article was accompanied by photos and clips from the great celebration in Meron. However, in the comments to the article, a murky wave of hatred began: hundreds of ugly and violent reactions against the Haredi public. Here is a small collection of the responses: • Throw them all into one big bonfire and be glad we got fired. • So to hell with the Air Force when it's really needed? • Tens of thousands of free-eating parasites!! • Can we fence them off and leave them there forever? • Tens of thousands of idolaters are burned • Dance and jump but not serve in the army and not contribute to the country. Filth A source on the site said in response to Haredim 10's inquiry: "Seriously? Do you think this was approved on purpose?" The site's spokesperson received a letter from Haredim 10 with a link to the article and the talkbacks and said: "I will pass it on to them for filtering.".