Israeli Leftists want to stop ultra-Orthodox from having children
The ultra-Orthodox towns in Judea and Samaria are mostly right along the 1949 armistice lines, namely Beitar Ilit and Kiryat Sefer. If there is ever an arrangement with the 'Palestinians,' the border could easily be adjusted to keep the thousands of people in those two towns in their homes.
The only other place I can think of in Judea and Samaria with a large ultra-Orthodox population is Emmanuel. Emmanuel is much further away from the 1949 armistice lines, but also has a much smaller population than either of the two towns mentioned.
Gordon glosses over two bigger 'problems' that are likely to both made the 'settlement project' a success, and ultimately make the State of Israel a much more religious state.
First, the national religious population of Judea and Samaria (to whom most Israelis would not refer as ultra-Orthodox) also reproduces at a much higher rate than either the Arabs or the denizens of North Tel Aviv.
Second, the ultra-Orthodox are currently the most rapidly growing part of the population, and if present trends continue could reach 40-50% in the next 20 years. Ultimately, the growth of the ultra-Orthodox population could change the country's character.
Personally, I'd be happy to live in a country in which the ultra-Orthodox and the national religious revenants play the dominant role. Perhaps Neve Gordon will leave.
Labels: anti-Israeli Israelis, Haredim, Judea and Samaria
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 3:03 PM
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Neve Gordon and the like are phasing themselves out anyway, so what should they worry?
Israel will cease to exist as a first world state if 50% of its citizens are ultra orthodox...unless the educational systems of the ultra orthodox changes. Something has to give, because the numbers do not add up.
The one positive thing I can think about regarding liberals in general is that they don't breed. They're kind of like the Shakers, a quasi-Christian 19th century cult in the US. The Shakers lived communally and practiced strict celibacy. Needless to say, that led to their extinction.
Liberals don't practice celibacy, instead being devotees of abortion. The end result is the same.
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