• dogslayeggs@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Do the ultra-orthodox support what is happening in Palestine? Are they pacifists who want the killing to stop?

    I’m all for letting people refuse to fight if they are sincerely anti-war. But if they are out there cheering the genocide that’s happening, then make them put their necks on the line.

    • Alteon@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Not only do they wholeheartedly support it, but they emphatically push it. The irony of pushing for something that you don’t have to actually fight for, like they are “better” than other Israelis.

      They are also the ones that are rabid supporters of Netanyahu as well, apparently because he tried to give them preferential treatment.

    • Jaderick@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      From my understanding, the Ultra-Orthodox are the lynchpin in Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition so they nominally support the events thus far.

    • yesman@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      The ultra-orthodox have wanted this for a long time and it’s one of the reasons Israel’s government was trying to curtail the power of the judiciary. You may remember there were protests in Israel over last summer over this.

      This isn’t about Pacifism, but more about autonomy and seclusion. I don’t think they mind exposing their youth to bombs and bullets as much as exposure to cosmopolitan ideals they get from mixing with Israel’s more secular youth. It’s similar to the impetus for religious parents to do home-schooling in the US.

  • ms.lane@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    This is good, I support Israel against aggression, but the the ultra-orthodox want the aggression, they’re as bad as Hamas and Hezbollah.