October 3, 2016
THE ONLY EXISTENTIAL THREAT:
Public deeply unhappy with Israel's religious policies, study shows (ANDREW TOBIN, October 3, 2016, JTA)
The haredi Orthodox parties are back in power, and Israelis aren't thrilled with their work.After being left out in 2013, Shas and United Torah Judaism entered the governing coalition in 2015. In the first Knesset session since the election, they thwarted laws that challenged their state-sponsored way of life, forced a political and transportation crisis over work on Shabbat and blocked the creation of a pluralistic prayer section at the Western Wall.The Israel Religion and State Index, published Sunday, shows just how far these and other government actions are from the views of most Israeli Jews.
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 3, 2016 2:22 PM