My take is that zc is a typical liberal jew.
I had enough of these Hasidim. They are a pain in the butt to Israeli society and they are a pain in the butt here in NY. Some haredi Israeli guy commented to me that he is haredi (very orthodox)and he flew planes in the Israeli air force—sounds like he’s the exception to the rule over there. OK the one good thing about the Hasidim from an electoral point of view is that sometimes they vote GOP if they see it their collective interest....otherwise they are a bunch of get-overs who will connive the system any way they can. How can every male among claim that he is a rabbi? Since when did Judaism become a pacifist religion like the Amish for instance? Give me a break!
No, he isn't. Although my politically conservative Jewish friends do not look kindly on many of the Hasidem, including especially the Satmars, ZC apparently has a soft spot in his heart for them. I can certainly understand how suggesting that any Jew should maybe get the heck out of Israel would be offensive.
I will therefore retract my earlier statements to that effect and offer my apologies. However, I stand by my statement that the Satmars need to live like the Amish and not take advantage of Israeli government sponsored services including medical, educational, and any other social assistance programs. You either abhor the state and divorce yourself completely or you give Caesar his due.
SC is correct. Slice it with or against the grain, there is no unity among sectarians. Each is secure in his own little lock box. Toleration and mutual support are requisites for living with so many damnably wrongheaded imbeciles. All we really are good at is fighting with each other.
Very sophisticated response. Thanks.