re: #2 Learned Mother of Zion

Yeah, I read about that recently. Definitely a big FAIL.

I understand that the original Zionists were largely secular & focused on nationalism, but I really don’t get the hostility towards religious fellow Jews. I mean, I get hostility towards extremists harassing people, but not towards simply being Haredi.

Okay, they’re Haredi, so what? I assume they want to live, work, raise their families and practice Judaism as they see fit, just like everyone else. Why shouldn’t they be able to do that as long as they’re not trying to force others to follow their rules?

I read somewhere recently that part of the problem is that Israel has the Basic Laws, but not an official/formal constitution that clearly separates church & state and which has precedence over other legislation. Is that correct?