re: #9 researchok

PRI is the international version of NPRre: #8 Alouette

Very true. As I noted, Haaretz has plenty of it’s own baggage.

As for PRI, see the wiki entry.

My main concern is what appears to be a society within a society- and that cannot bode well for any nation or group.

That the Haredim do not want to assimilate into Israeli society is their right, of course. Nevertheless, that doe snot preclude them from integrating into an open, free and democratic society. They cannot enforce their restrictive rules or behaviors on others.

For example, if they want segregated buses or exclusive neighborhoods it is only right that have that option available to them- an option they pay for. They cannot ask a free and democratic state to subsidize their restrictive rules anymore than a private segregated country club or golf course can ask the state to subsidize their activities or costs.

I don’t think they should have segregated buses, as I noted on my blog, there is already too much traffic congestion in Jerusalem to justify a duplication of public transport. Likewise, thugs who bully little girls belong in jail.

That said, there are enough idiots on both sides who want to turn this into a religious vs. secular war. Haaretz represents one such group of idiots. Their straight news articles are usually reliable, but their op-eds are Teh Suck.

This article is just disgusting bigotry on the level of “young bucks buying T-bone steaks with food stamps.”