As the driving force behind much of israel's strife, it is hard to fathom how all other israelis tolerate the ultra-Orthodox Jew's mantra of paying no taxes, avoidance of military service, not working and surviving on public assistance, etc.
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This U.S. has its own version: “faith based initiatives” that pay massive subsidies/grants to what are essentially religious organizations. And of course there’s that tax exemption status to some of the wealthiest corporations in the world that launder money through their churches, synagogue, and mosques.
We don't. The things you mentioned are extremely unpopular across the political spectrum. They are a result of the political system in Israel. What happens is that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has always been the main dividing line among secular Israelis, whereas the ultra-orthodox parties played a kingmaker role in coalition politics. So both sides were willing to grudgingly accept those sectorial demands as the cost of doing politics. This seems to have reached a breaking point now.
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