Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Protesters Flee After Counter-Protesters Strip Down To Bras

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Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews clashed with police in Jerusalem over the weekend in protest of the Eurovision Song Contest final, which was held on Shabbat.

The impassioned crowd blocked Haneviim Street and stopped traffic on Saturday, The Times of Israel reported. Protestors attacked officers responding to the demonstration, and one was arrested.

The protestors, shouting “Shabbes” in Yiddish, claimed the scheduling of the international contest was a “desecration” of the Jewish day of rest, the BBC reported. A small group of women held a counter-protest by taking off their shirts, revealing their bras and causing the protesters to go elsewhere. Orthodox Jews live by strict modesty codes and are forbidden from looking on immodestly-dressed women.

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[Chin music]

1. Girls...can we do this here please?

[Cartoonist]

2. which promptly scared the religious protesters

Next time they'll wear blindfolds.

[Chin music]

3. We can only hope.

I want to wear a blindfold just looking at those men. W-T-F is with the hair hats etc?

[Voltaire2]

8. God says you have to dress like you

live in an east European village in the 1800s, plus no haircuts. Well no haircuts was a problem so just a few bits don’t get cut.

[MineralMan]

11. Tradition! Think of "Fiddler on the Roof."

Because things were so much better long ago...

[Act_of_Reparation]

12. God wants you to wear a hat.

[Chin music]

13. Heh heh.

[Ilsa]

4. Then the women will have to play racy music with

"Bad" words in the song, or a sinful story.

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
Best Friend (explicit) by Sofi Tukker
Dive In by Trey Songz
Blow - Beyoncé
Candy Shop - 50 cent

Cover their eyes and ears. Blind and deaf from religion.

[Major Nikon]

5. ...

[uriel1972]

6. Yes!

Although there seems a willful part of the Earth who doesn't seem to grasp this simple concept.

[Major Nikon]

7. It's not that hard to see why

The whole point of organized religion is control. If it were truly just about faith they wouldn't need to organize.

[marylandblue]

9. Ladies, if you can ever stop a riot by taking off your shirts.

Please don't hesitate to do so.

[MineralMan]

10. Genius!

Absolute genius! They scared off the misogynists by showing some skin. I think that's just wonderful!