Axe-wielding ultra-Orthodox attack PalestinianAxe-wielding ultra-Orthodox Jews Jews [from Judah], traditionally, descendants of Judah, the fourth son of Jacob, whose tribe, with that of his half brother Benjamin, made up the kingdom of Judah; historically, members of the worldwide community of adherents to Judaism. went on a rampage in a Jerusalem neighbourhood, wounding a Palestinian taxi driver taxi driver n → taxista m/f taxi driver taxi n → chauffeur m de taxi taxi driver taxi n → , destroying his vehicle and setting dumpsters on fire, police and witnesses said on Wednesday. The violence took place overnight in Mea Sharim, a bastion of ultra-Orthodox Jews, known as Haredis. Police "pulled out from the neighbourhood following violent riots in recent days," said spokesman Shmulik Ben Rubi. Israeli media The following is a list of Israeli media. Print media
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[L., Gr.] plural of axis. The straight lines which intersect at right angles and on which graphs are drawn. Usually the horizontal axis is the x-axis and the vertical one the y-axis. Called also axes of reference. . Police said the man was lightly wounded. "It was a lynching attempt," a witness who identified himself as a Haredi told radio, expressing outrage over the violence which he said he saw from his Mea Sharim apartment. "The taxi driver could have been killed if he hadn't fled as an ambulance arrived." Rubi said police opened an investigation even though the driver had not filed a claim so far. He said police could not intervene in time as access roads to Mea Sharim were barricaded bar·ri·cade n. 1. A structure set up across a route of access to obstruct the passage of an enemy. 2. Something that serves as an obstacle; a barrier. See Synonyms at bulwark. tr.v. by Haredis following earlier rioting. On Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , eight police officers were injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. during a Haredi riot in which hundreds of people took part. Protests first erupted 10 weeks ago after a decision by secular Mayor Nir Barkat to open a car park on the Jewish sabbath, the Jew's holy day of rest that runs from Friday sunset to Saturday sunset. The city council says opening the car park in the popular tourist and shopping district is essential for the city's economic development. The ultra-Orthodox protestors consider the move as desecrating the sabbath and fear it will encourage more traffic and lead to the opening of Jewish stores on the day of rest. Strict Jewish tradition forbids all form of work, use of money and use of energy during the sabbath. Maariv newspaper quoted a senior police officer as saying he expected "that these demonstrations will continue for a long time, with the same level of violence that we have experienced recently." 
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