New Twist to Meaning of “Life Guard"

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a video clip published on social media , a female lifeguard can be heard talking to the social activist Shimon Cohen in Tiberias, who was looking to hire a lifeguard for the municipal beach. The call took a rapid turn for the worse when the lifeguard heard where she would be deployed.

“Is this a separate beach?” the lifeguard asks, referring to the separation by gender that is practiced at many Israeli beaches. Cohen answers in the affirmative.

“I’d be willing to take the job,” the lifeguard continues, but I should warn you ahead of time – if I see a religious woman drowning, I’m going to ignore her. I can’t stand religious people.”

“That’s fine,” Cohen answered. “If you see a haredi woman drowning, don’t jump in after her, because we’d rather she drown than that an impure woman like you touch her.” 

לשמוע ולא להאמין:
מצילה מתל אביב משוחחת עם נציג בעיריית טבריה, בעקבות פרסום שראתה על כך שהם מחפשים מצילה לחוף בכנרת. ברגע שהיא שמעה שמדובר בחוף דתי היא ענתה “אם אני אראה אישה דתייה בשלבי טביעה אני אעלים עין, כי אני שונאת דתיים”. מזעזע!!! PIC.TWITTER.COM/SJ4IZZNFZB

— אריאל אלחרר (@ARIEL_ELHARAR_) JULY 18, 2023

The conversation demonstrates the current shrill levels of incitement against the religious public, which is seen as the main benefactor of judicial reforms in Israel. The human rights organization Btsalmo has petitioned for a police investigation of the woman in question, claiming that her statements are tantamount to confessing to aiding murder.

https://vinnews.com/2023/07/20/secular-lifeguard/