(Translated with ChatGPT)
By Dani Beller
Unbelievable doesn’t even begin to cover it: This morning (Thursday), another harassment incident occurred in the Old City of Beersheba involving the man known as the ‘Pastrami Pervert.’ He is infamous for exposing his genitals and throwing slices of pastrami he keeps in his pockets. This time, a woman was targeted on KKL Street—just a few dozen meters from the police station. Frightened by the incident, she fled the scene and did not file a complaint.
An eyewitness to the incident said: 'It happened near my business. He approached her, harassed her, and she ran away. Everyone knows him. He causes damage, smashes windows, uproots flower pots, exposes his penis, and throws slices of pastrami at people. Does that sound unbelievable to you? It’s the most unbelievable thing there is.'
According to him, the main problem is not with police activity but with the courts: 'The police arrest him, but our problem isn’t with the officers—it’s with the courts that release him. There’s no one to talk to. There’s no social services to send him for hospitalization. So he roams around here and harasses people. The last time he caused damage, after two days in custody they sent him home, and within a few hours he was already back here.' Residents of the Old City express growing frustration with the situation and are demanding a systemic solution to prevent him from continuing to harass people and instill fear in public spaces.
‘It pains me that if this were any other person, they would have long since issued a hospitalization order,’ says A., who also encountered the pervert. ‘My son is a combat veteran, and for far less than this they issued him an order, and he was not allowed to leave hospitalization until he agreed to treatment. I am in favor of compassion, but here it’s clear there is a problem—and it seems no one is willing to deal with it.’
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