we can all complain about this until the cows come home, but NOTHING will ever change until we get electoral reform. Want civil marriage? Want non-Orthodox streams of Judaism recognized? Want the Hareidim to pay taxes? Want to stop government money to Yeshivot? Want the government to be free to serve the majority? NOTHING happens w/o electoral reform. It's tragic that a government can't be formed until the people who received the fewest votes strongarm the majority. It's like Barack Obama asking Ralph Nader how to form his cabinet.

lets boycott all the haredi stores--whoever is smart enough to have one .or were they all excomminicated by their rebbis for not learning the whole day .and trying to contribute to society. their new name should be called leeches.. anybody that does not contribute to society and not pay taxes should have no right to open their mouths.

lets all boycott meah shearim stores.there are many other shopkeepers that work hard to earn a living and pay taxes to the government--oops did i mention taxes isnt that asur to pay to the zionist government while it is not asurto suck the country dry of all available services,, let them live in any other country and try to get away with what they take advantage of in israel--shame on their rabbis --shame in us ..we let them get away with it. if they dont contribute to society who needs them.

Jerusalem should absolutely, and resolutely have a Zionist Rabbi representing it. It's not just about religious issues here, but about the symbolism that Jerusalem is captial to a Jewish nation, both in terms of faith and on the ground. There is no place for an anitzionist, or even worse, a post Zionist Rabbi for Jerusalem.

let them distance themselves. with less traffic, the mikvaot wil be cleaner.

What's funny from your comment is how you fail to realize that they wouldn't exist without the existence of Israel, as they were stuck in that gigantic graveyard called Europe. And looking at your SN, I'm betting you're Satmar, not exactly Yishuv Yashan either, no?

The time has come to separate religion and state. The haridim are making an effort in all area, conversion, who may serve as a “Chief Rabbi” and in any area where they can increase their power. Let each sector or stream of Judaism follow their own Rabbis, there should be no official Chief Rabbi. An organization similar to the Union of Orthodox Rabbis in America would be need to issue kosher certificates,

Let them pay their municipal taxes FIRST !!!

There were charidim in Yeroushalaim before the establishment of the State . Mea Shearim was build before the Shoa . So there were Charidim in the Old Yishuv . Before writing , try to know . PS : i'm a 100 % secular , this is known .

And who will procure them their livelihood ? who will defend them ? They will return to their middle age living ? It were NOT those people charidim who liberated MY , not your , Capital in 1967 . They did'nt contribute anything , only having those iran visitors amongst them .

Jerusalem is an arabic city. Its not a jewish city , never was and never will be.

But tell me , ignoramus # 1 . When was Jerusalem the Capital of an arab state ? NEVER , don't search you will not find about a muslim capital , because it never happened . Nooit , Jamais .

Listen Mr. Mike Van Rambo Harris, the Jewish population in your poor excuse for a country namred Belgium is growing fast. Sooner than later, the jewish population will outnumber your Christiano-islamic poulation because we are working on it day and night, and we will take over. My advice to you Mr. Mike van Rambout Harris is to take a hike. Preferably on a banana tree somewhere in Afghanistan. Kapiche Dumbo?

There is only ONE Jewish religion. It does not need to be conserved, reformed or reconstructed. The Zionists, including so-called orthodox Zionists, who have placed support for their State before the first of the 10 commandments ("Anokhi Hashem Elokekecha") are those who have hijacked Judaism. So-called Reform Judaism is not Judaism, plain and simple. The people who espouse it may be Jews, and they are most certainly wonderful, well-meaning, sincere human beings who deserve our love, but the Reform religion and the Zionist religion etc are not Judaism. Military might and statehood, or political power, or oppressing and dehumanizing and riling up the Arabs, will not save the Land of Israel for the Jewish people. Only returning to God and the Torah, whose "ways are ways of pleasantness and all of her paths are peace" will save us.

well said.the land of israel doesnt belong to anybody.it belongs to Hashem.He gave a set of rules by which to abide,some people follow them,some ignore them(secular, etc.),and somedecide that it doesnt suit them so they change them(reform,zionists of all kinds, etc.).We jews dont want to live in Eretz Israel cuz its our country and its nice,no,but because its a mitsve from Hashem as opposed to having a jewish state nowadays on which the Oaths apply "Iwill lay your flesh for the animals in the fields..so even if its hard for us well live there.If you are ignorant about Tora and Judaism,please dont mix with our living here.you will not understand because you have the cultureof the west ingrained inside you.

You are only "good Jews" for Hamas when one of your people was a minister there , or when visiting iran . Those call you "good Jews" .

Let's not succumb to the "them and us" culture of the media which uses terms like "charedim" and "chilonim". As we approach the mourning period of the 3 weeks, we are reminded that it was that kind of attitude that caused us this exile. Let's focus on causeless love (ahavat chinam) and not causeless hatred (sinat chinam).