Video: Israeli Newspaper Says 300 People at Asifa, Video Shows Several Dozen
[Video below.] A recent asifa was held in Eretz Yisroel for mechanchim to discuss the prevalent dangers of the internet. The Israeli Yated Ne’eman, which ran a report on the event, stated that some 300 educators had taken part in the gathering.
Video of the event, however, shows no more than several dozen people in the audience, with countless empty chairs.
Perhaps someone needs a new calculator.
Note: The Israel Yated Ne’eman is not connected or affiliated in any way with the American newspaper that goes by the same name.
Click below to watch the video:
{Yair Alpert-Matzav.com Israel}
17 Responses to “Video: Israeli Newspaper Says 300 People at Asifa, Video Shows Several Dozen”
2. Comment from NYJ
Time January 3, 2010 at 3:09 PM
It is really not news to say that a newspaper doesnt’ report everything the way it actually happened. Just last week an internet site claimed the photo was of Dov Hikind talkin to rabbonim, when he was really talking to David Paterson. Would they ahve liked the newspapers to make a splashy headline about that?
3. Comment from MDshweks
Time January 3, 2010 at 3:33 PM
Well, we all understand the newspapers have a big interest in making this ban work and keeping (or making) the momentum…
4. Comment from Truth
Time January 3, 2010 at 3:39 PM
Matzav spoke out against the slippery slope. Maybe though, its time for some self reflection!
5. Comment from eli k.
Time January 3, 2010 at 3:50 PM
So what is you point exactly???
Are you trying to indicate that the battle is a wrong one?
6. Comment from Menachem HaKohen
Time January 3, 2010 at 4:00 PM
There were over 100 people in middle of the event. Many people came late and/or left early.
7. Comment from No, really…
Time January 3, 2010 at 4:32 PM
they did take part, through NetMeeting on their comps 
8. Comment from orthowatch.blogspot.com
Time January 3, 2010 at 4:45 PM
There were probably women there, and they were edited out of all photos and videos
9. Comment from MDshweks
Time January 3, 2010 at 4:54 PM
5, I’ll tell you what the point is, as I hinted earlier. The newspapers have a double interest in deemonizing the GOOD sites, besides for ads, also for this reason alone: the free flow of info forces them to be honest and acurate.
Of course parents and Mechanchim should gather and remind everyone of the dangers of the web, which’s nothing new, but there’s also an element of controll.
10. Comment from noah
Time January 3, 2010 at 5:19 PM
all news outlets have a diff way of counting, when they say 10,000 is about 1,000 so that means 10%, accordingly 300 means 30.
11. Comment from truth be told
Time January 3, 2010 at 7:16 PM
The truth is the subject is overdone already. Menahalim and rebbeim have other concerns to deal with also, substance abuse, learning difficulties, getting boys into yeshiva gedola, smoking, drinking, and lack of physical outlets. INTERNET is a problem yet one of many…
12. Comment from dovy
Time January 3, 2010 at 8:13 PM
y r u attacking the israeli yated? anything 2 do with your relationship with the american yated? i wonder…
13. Comment from curious
Time January 3, 2010 at 8:24 PM
they did take part, they were invisible
14. Comment from Franky
Time January 3, 2010 at 8:46 PM
Dovy, thank God we here have the American Yated!
15. Comment from enough already
Time January 3, 2010 at 8:59 PM
Valid and important point.
I would hope that you would be more critical now re stories you run on this site along such lines. One regular feature comes to mind especially, where the author regularly engages in substantial embellishment, if not worse.
16. Comment from Anonymous
Time January 3, 2010 at 11:40 PM
Matzav, are you happy to see this??? I guess you are after all your sorry website would go down as well.
17. Comment from Tanna Kamma
Time January 4, 2010 at 9:11 AM
Kol Halashon is off the web!! Looks like this campaign is taking a dangerous turn…
1. Comment from Z.M.
Time January 3, 2010 at 3:00 PM
Sad that there werent more people there to learn about the dangers of the web so that they can properly guide the youth of today.
Why make light of the light attendance instead of decrying it?