re: #8 marjoriemoon

This just came across on The Twitter. Of course, it’s horrifying to read.

[Link: www.israelhayom.com…]

I hate the term “ultra” Orthodox. Orthodox is Orthodox is Orthodox. Ultra means nothing to me. Obviously, this rabbi is using the term, and I know other Israeli’s use the term, so maybe he uses it to separate himself (an Orthodox Jew) from them, but I still find it awful. It says to me that the “plain old” Orthodox aren’t are religious as the “ultra” and that’s BS.

Are all of these crazy Jews anti-Zionists? And how can they live in Israel and be anti-Zionist? I read something from one of their rabbis not too long ago that said that Herzl was worse than Hitler. Hitler wanted to kill the body, but Herzl wanted to kill the soul. First, that’s such utter bullshit, I hardly know what to say. At any rate, I can’t believe a rabbi would say such things about millions murdered in the war. Many others who survived and those like me who grew up with the stories. If it wasn’t for Herzl, Israel wouldn’t be there.

The Sikrikim, the group we’re talking about are linked to Neturei Karta, who are hardcore anti-Zionists. They live in the state, they take the protection of the IDF, and the social support provided by the state, and they curse it and lend their support to people like Ahmedinejad.

At least they’ve named themselves, and we can put a name on it. Not Orthodox, not ultra-Orthodox, not haredi—these are all labels used by sane people. Sikrikim. The Sicarii are back. And nobody wants them.