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| Mass exodus threatened by chief rabbi if haredim are forced into military service |
| 2024-03-10 |
| Most of you are not familiar with Israel's Haredi (ultra-orthodox) problem. In a nutshell, the ones in Israel managed to leverage their voting power into living at the expense of the state. Formally, they are all lifelong Talmudic schoolars (even the ones who has schoolastic ability of birdshit). And they all have 12 children who'll become Talmudic Schoolars & voters. Yes, I don't like them - why do you ask? [Jpost] Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the Chief Rabbi of Israel, has sparked controversy with his recent remarks on the compulsory drafting of haredim into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). During his weekly lesson in Jerusalem on Saturday night, Yosef declared, "If they force us to join the army, we will all move abroad," signaling a potential mass departure that could shake the very foundations of the state. Don't let the door hit you on the ass! Emphasizing the critical role of Torah study in Israel's success and survival, Yosef argued, "The yeshivas and kollels are what hold up the world. The state exists on Torah study, and without the Torah, there would have been no success for the army." The ultra-orthodox abroad have to work for a living. |
| Posted by:Grom the Reflective |
| #10 Impressive Lag BaOmer YT video. Made me homesick for old line night parades and -- speaking of levees -- NYE. |
| Posted by: Threarong Hupiper4264 2024-03-10 22:21 |
| #9 #3 New York? Glory II, oder, De Shvartse Brigade A levy from... oy, Kiryas Joel! "Tsvey rebbes forever!" "They're... loyal." The unit deploys. "Get 'em, Teitelbaums' boys!" [dancing mascot: a bloodthirsty royal] |
| Posted by: Threarong Hupiper4264 2024-03-10 22:06 |
| #8 "Desperate to be loved" sounds like Republican politicians who will betray their voters and their country at the drop of a hat for some phoney love from the media. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-03-10 16:28 |
| #7 a) We have enough freeloaders here and don't to import more. Maybe they can have the coyotes bring them across the border - that would be a sight! |
| Posted by: Nero 2024-03-10 15:11 |
| #6 a) not really anywhere to go except maybe the US b) they are currently out breeding the other Israelis and Israel will be a ultra-religious nation in 50-70 years. If they aren't willing to fight, they will be overrun. Israel is gonna have some interesting times in the future. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-03-10 14:01 |
| #5 Shmuley Boteach has a point, the same one made by Machiavelli: A short column like this doesn’t allow me to engage in the reasons for 2000 years of antisemitism. And even if it did, we might never figure it out. But it does allow me to dwell on a question that is nearly as important. Whatever the reason for antisemitism, why are we Jews so bad at fighting it? The answer is simple. Jews prefer to be loved rather than feared. No, that doesn’t go far enough. They are desperate to be loved. And all desperation betrays weakness and is easily detected by our enemies. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2024-03-10 13:38 |
| #4 "If they force us to join the army, we will all move abroad" to Hollywood! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-03-10 13:11 |
| #3 Where are they going to go, London, New York? The enemy awaits. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2024-03-10 11:05 |
| #2 YES!!!!! |
| Posted by: Thrineck Cheagum3082 2024-03-10 10:25 |
| #1 In 2022, the Haredi population numbered around 1,280,000, up from 750,000 in 2009, and constituting 13.3% of Israel's total population. According to Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) forecasts, its relative size is expected to reach 16% in 2030, and it will number two million people in 2033. |
| Posted by: Huputle Cherelet4131 2024-03-10 10:13 |