Victim of Scientology Recites his Plight as Church’s New Tel-Aviv Center Is Inaugurated
Latest update: August 22nd, 2012
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Scientology Center, Tel Aviv
“They have so many different names,” Meshulam said. “Anyone who’s dishonest must wear many masks.”
He added that he knows the Scientology movement in Israel possesses files on 30 thousand Israeli citizens. These are all individuals who walked in and took the questionnaire, with a lie detector test.
In 2011, on their anniversary, Meshulam’s wife joined the Scientology staff, he related. She signed a contract to study for free at the center for three years, and then she will give seven years of service in return.
“She was swallowed up in there,” he said.
In early 2012 they divorced. But he said that he and his children were committed to getting their mother back, despite everything.
The Scientology Center responded to the IDF Radio show with the following statement: “Erez Meshulam has been voicing his recycled claims for a long time in various means of communication. The Scientology Organization prefers not to mix in the private matters of its members, in this case a divorce. And it certainly is not prepared to expose these private matters, unlike Meshulam, who is cynically using his divorce. We respect our members’ privacy. Calling Scientology a cult is complete ignorance, Scientology is the opposite of a cult. Scientology has no secret rites and no hidden agendas. All of Scientology’s activities are completely transparent and are conducted decently and legally. Scientology respects every religion and objects to every attempt at religious conversion. Scientology is a social organization, recognized in almost every country in the world, whose goals are a war against drugs and violence, guarding human rights, helping individuals and society, help in times of national crisis, etc. In Israel, Scientology is officially recognized as a public benefit company, and all the organization’s activities are to benefit society and individuals. The opening of the new center in Jaffa is welcomed by many of the local elements.”
tell a friendAbout the Author: JewishPress.com Senior Internet Editor Yori Yanover has been a working journalist since age 17, before he enlisted and worked for Ba'Machane Nachal. Since then he has worked for Israel Shelanu, the US supplement of Yedioth, JCN18.com, USAJewish.com, Lubavitch News Service, Arutz 7 (as DJ on the high seas), and the Grand Street News. He has published two fun books: The Cabalist's Daughter: A Novel of Practical Messianic Redemption, and How Would God REALLY Vote.
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What has happened to Meshulam and his family is tragic. WAKE UP! This is what happens when you don’t have Torah in your life. I am appalled that the State allows Scientologists to set one foot on their soil, never mind let them start taking over.
Let them go set up a “college” in Ramallah, and see how well THAT goes over!
This story just proves what was written by TIME Magazine in the 90′s. Scientology is a cult of greed. This woman was asked to take more and more “courses” which were more and more expensive. That’s what they’re after, your wallet, not your soul. But how could this woman abandon her children? Is Scientology proud of that? They are master liars and manipulators and I am shocked that Israel would allow them in their country. Can’t they shut it down? This article needs to be distributed to a national audience and people ought to rise up and protest. This cult of greed has got to stop!
I think L Ron Hubbard pulled off a massive practical joke with Scientology. It’s not funny.