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2007-07-23 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Knesset approves extension of Tal Law (Orthodox Military Exemption) by another 5 years

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Posted by Anonymoose 2007-07-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Well, I am not sure that is very smart. The war is coming, and every hand will count.

Posted by twobyfour 2007-07-23 00:25|| 2007-07-23 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 Personally, I would NOT count on the Ultra Orthodox to do anything other than stand around and criticize. They have stated that the nation of Israel is illegitimate since it is formally secular, they refuse to serve in the military, and they tend to have troubles with all of their neighbors, including the highly armed settler types. I would count the Ultra Orthodox in Israel in the same category as the Code Pink in the US : whining, bitching, and complaining is their forte - and nothing else.

Posted by Shieldwolf 2007-07-23 04:24|| 2007-07-23 04:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Neturei Karta is only a small part of the Orthodox in Israel, Shieldwolf. But the rest of them are selfish about letting others defend them. They're also afraid of letting their women be 'corrupted' by serving in the military too. In fact, many of them don't have the general education levels to do well in the IDF. No, 2x4, this is not very smart.

This is what happens when one has a deadlocked Parliamentary system of government.

Posted by Eric Jablow">Eric Jablow 2007-07-23 08:14|| 2007-07-23 08:14|| Front Page Top

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