#Israel Is Already Paying the Price for Growing ultra-Orthodox Influence - Opinion

>the increased autonomy of the ultra-Orthodox community, [..] through legislation, appointment of officials, administrative decisions and huge allocations of government funding. [..] reflected in the increasing separation of the country’s Haredi population from the rest of Israeli society, including steps that enable #Haredi groups to gain control of neighborhoods and towns

https://archive.is/2023.07.11-231504/https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2023-07-11/ty-article-opinion/.premium/israel-is-already-paying-the-price-for-growing-ultra-orthodox-influence/00000189-465f-dc58-adcd-ffff67fe0000 #FarRight

GIVEN THEIR ENGINEERED IGNORANCE AND COMMITTED BIGOTRY, THIS REALLY IS A CAUSE FOR FEAR

*According to the IDI-CBS report, the unemployment rate among #Haredi men was 49% and the poverty rate among ultra-Orthodox is twice as high — 44% — as among the general population, with nearly half falling below the poverty line.*

The Times of #Israel: #UltraOrthodox minister says public should ‘be afraid’ of growing community size
https://www.timesofisrael.com/ultra-orthodox-minister-says-public-should-be-afraid-of-growing-community-size/

Remember how so many #centrists, #liberals, and other supporters of #israel love to bring up "the only democracy in the middle east?"

Well Israel's far-right won't have that. Say hello to #haredi theocracy

In Power With Netanyahu, Ultra-Orthodox Parties Chart Israel’s Future
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/world/middleeast/israel-ultra-orthodox-parties.html?unlocked_article_code=d5ZH59owFeSLprR0c3SyhKw8cNf7Ia3DEuYgSv4KdG1E9xgwlElPxbSNWpMHEG21wxZd3KQMM2c-60FmMvlG_ncNVG8GZvcdQKnHJhYBjHI-bR_1_k4Ic_1GRvDJBw8scld10XZPjrOQ44phOG6HfgrjRMIDI50SuKBijYEFVmXMXzMrKJYG1ULHERTRva8jqtql92j9Iz6cbxINe06INDVMxLzCCvkJRZaLtLnTEsm5jEPa1mShZV1VxsbrWAWHSrcOpYH_ZdmR1tJ4kn66EK3SEZk9BRcP_WT_cmObtU4EEJDkrMLpk8nuK3FZOVGf6KDiB_8cHEFcdb07n9kbWX21Lml27AspBvqQ0nqeXvc

"È il giorno delle elezioni.
Oggi ci recheremo tutti alle urne con atteggiamento serio, una profonda consapevolezza del nostro fardello di responsabilità e un dolce senso dell'esercizio di un dovere civico.
I risultati non inizieranno a filtrare fino a stasera, ma non c'è motivo di suspense. I veri vincitori sono già noti. Sono quelli che hanno vinto negli ultimi 55 anni: le organizzazioni prepotenti dei coloni e quelle dell'ignoranza #Haredi [ebrei ultra-ortodossi NdR].

La triste verità è che noi, elettori entusiasti, non scegliamo un leader oggi, e nemmeno un partito. Scegliamo solo chi tiene i cordoni della borsa. La persona che continuerà a staccare gli assegni che convoglieranno sempre più soldi ai coloni e agli haredim. Niente di più. ⬇2