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As war and religion rages, Israel’s secular elite contemplate a ‘silent departure’
- Unlikely to happen.
Also, it's not the way to effect change.Continuity - I'm old and have nowhere to go :) but lots of my younger friends are talking about it. For real. Berlin is full of Israelis already.renderedred
- More and more streets are closed on Saturday in Jerusalem = Haredim are taking over...renderedred
- And yeah, change, I would love to see a change here. This could be paradise for everybody.renderedred
- https://www.middleea…renderedred
- curious about these dudes from the article: https://i.imgur.com/…
they don't believe in military service, but want others to fight on their behalf?_niko - or are they ok living in a Palestinian state as long as they're still allowed to worship in their temples?_niko
- ok did 5 minutes of reading and answered my own question. Haredim are basically Amish, disavowing most secular inventions including books, film, TV and the inte_niko
- ...internet and most are anti-zionists, so if the state of Israel ceased to exist, they wouldn't care as it's not supposed to exist anyway until the Messiah say_niko
- ...says so. They would be happy to continue living where they are under whoever's rule until that day, or if they get kicked out they'll just be Haredim elsewhe_niko
- also only around 50% of the men work, they instead study at yeshiva after getting married. But they send their wives to work instead which is wild._niko
- yes @niko.renderedred
- but they do have political parties that sit in every coalition siphoning money for them to do nothing.renderedred
- also the thing with kashrut, they are "responsible" for that and get paid loads for their piece of paper making something kosher... it's like mafia.renderedred
- So wife does all the work but no internet or TV...seems like a mixed bag.yuekit
- @yuekit you can even buy a kosher cellphone :)renderedred
- Haredim are nasty, nasty cunts and have ended up causing the Zionist project more problems than anyone else. One therefore wonders...?Nairn
- @nairn they are extreme and don't play by rules of society as a whole. there are many different groups within the haredim umbrella. some are ok but some are...renderedred
- very hardcore.renderedred
- i, personally have no problem with them and their philosophy and religious stance. as long as they don't bother me of course. but they are pretty homogenous,renderedred
- they rarely bother people unless it's their turf. then they can be very aggressive.renderedred
- Unlikely to happen.