Sarah Silverman's sister and niece arrested in Jerusalem

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

Sarah Silverman's sister, niece arrested in Jerusalem

The two were involved in a protest at the Western Wall.



Comedian Sarah Silverman is cheering on her sister and niece, who were arrested in Jerusalem on Monday.


"SO proud of my amazing sister @rabbisusan & niece@purplelettuce95 for their ballsout civil disobedience." she tweeted on Monday.


Israeli police picked up 10 women, including Rabbi Susan Silverman — a member of the liberal Reform movement — and her daughter Hallel, 17.


According to AP, police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said the women were detained because they acted against court-ordered regulations that bar women from wearing prayer shawls at the Western Wall. They were released after several hours.


The Independent reports they were arrested for wearing a blue and white tallitot, a shawl reserved only for Orthodox men.




Susan Silverman is part of Women of the Wall, a group that visits the site each month wearing traditionally male religious garb to protest the Orthodox control of the site.


"I was proud to take a stand for something I believe in. There is inequality at the Western Wall," Hallel Silverman told New York's Daily News.


Anat Hoffman, who chairs the group, said no woman detained has ever been formally charged with any crime. "They want the group to become frightened," Hoffman told AP.


In December, after Hoffman was arrested under similar circumstances, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the head of the semi-governmental Jewish Agency to come up with solutions that would allow for non-Orthodox women to pray freely at the site, reports AP.

[fccstandards]

Sounds like a job for Emily Stern

[Nemo]

[Kamie]

Hallel......

[jimbronie]

At least those Jews are putting their shekels where their months are.

[DaBUU]

Maybe its because they're Jewish

[Jim Lahey]

Predictable Beavis and Cleetus statements aside, I say good for them. Those UltraOrthodox fucks there are as bad as the God Hates Fags crowd here.

[Nurse Remulak]

All religion is just plain fucking stupid. Sky faeries indeed. What a total load of crap.

That said you're just asking for the police to become involved when you show up at the Wailing Wall to protest. Try walking into the fucking Vatican dressed as the Pope sometime and start protesting. See how far that gets ya.

[Icculus]

I love it when these "progressive" entitled Americans go to these countries expecting the rights of this country that they mock and consider oppressive and get shown the dirty side of things. Throw these little attention whores in general population for a few weeks and see how long they care about their phony coffee shop causes.

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

I love it when these "progressive" entitled Americans go to these countries expecting the rights of this country that they mock and consider oppressive and get shown the dirty side of things. Throw these little attention whores in general population for a few weeks and see how long they care about their phony coffee shop causes.

Hey, sometimes you have to break a law in order to legally challenge it.

[Snotty]

Hey, sometimes you have to break a law in order to legally challenge it.

"Only in America"..........

[Chuck Kongo]

I love it when these "progressive" entitled Americans go to these countries expecting the rights of this country that they mock and consider oppressive and get shown the dirty side of things. Throw these little attention whores in general population for a few weeks and see how long they care about their phony coffee shop causes.

Seeing as how these fucks in these other countries are always wanting and getting America's help with a million different fucking things, I think Americans should be entitled to enter their dirty little shithole countries and tell them what the fuck is up.

[rilagent]

I understand that Israel is the blossoming garden spot of the Middle East but crikey it seems like a life long migraine being there. Everyone seems to have someone screaming into their faces.

I'm with Icculus, the Silvermans look like pompous, pampered entitled Americans making a stand and expecting no real consequences. I hope comedy genius Sarah works this into her act.

[Nurse Remulak]

I'm with Icculus, the Silvermans look like pompous, pampered entitled Americans making a stand and expecting no real consequences.

Of course the cops are gonna come rescue their entitled asses before shit starts. It's like walking into a mosque in Mecca dressed like..

[InstigatinMofo]

if she is against inequality, why is she religious?

[Icculus]

if she is against inequality, why is she religious?

or if she TRULY believes in what she says, is her next stop Iran?

[Nemo]

How about a compromise.
Rabbi Susan give her prayer shawl to Sarah and fight for our right to never see her naked again in a movie.

I still have night terrors from seeing Sarah naked in the shower....

[FlaFlaFlunkie]

How about a compromise.
Rabbi Susan give her prayer shawl to Sarah and fight for our right to never see her naked again in a movie.

I still have night terrors from seeing Sarah naked in the shower....

That bad? Really?

[wigtropolis]

sounds like they are going to need more razors, stat

[Tom Doyers]

Future Debbie Wasserman.