[PapaBear3625]

These are the Satmar, one group of Hasidic Jews - as distinguished from the Lubavitchers, the Bobovers, the Skverers and other Hasidic groups. They are arguably the largest group, and their official teaching is that the State of Israel should not exist. While this does not stop them from taking enormous amounts of public assistance from the government, they object to serving in the armed forces of that same government.

OK, so the Israeli government could just tell them: have it your own way. While you can live here, you are responsible for your own security -- Israeli army elements will no longer protect your community, plus no more public assistance for you.

[wideawake]

Here's the problem: the Satmar formally frown on taking public assistance and on voting as being too participatory.

Of all the groups, they take proportionally the least public assistance.

So they are a large chunk of the population who believe in acting as if the government did not exist.

[Jewbacca]

“OK, so the Israeli government could just tell them: have it your own way. While you can live here, you are responsible for your own security — Israeli army elements will no longer protect your community, plus no more public assistance for you.”

The problem is there is (like in the USA) a thin line between liberal idiots and conservatives, made worse because it is a parliamentary system.

The Satmar have a party that shifts alliances depending on who gives them the most goodies.