[College Repub]

That's a very interesting source...You know, if (and only if), the children of the Haredi begin to break with them and become secular (not to be confused with nonreligious) zionists, as they grow up, they are doing Israel a huge favor. Given that many of the Haredi reside on the settlements, I can't figure out for the life of me why they don't teach and promote zionismmm...Oh well...

[dennisw]

That's a very interesting source...

A scummy source in fact but they do have their numbers right on this one at least.

[dennisw]

The prayers of the Haredi and the bullets and nukes of the IDF are what protect Israel. Their prayers sustain/protect the Jewish people of Israel. Not that I am so religious but I know what's going on!

[Thebaddog]

Who writes this poop? You have to apply a little Chicago common sense to this picture. First you ask where the revenue (money) is going and to whom. Then you look for the hidden story about who needs more revenue (money). What you got here is a government crying for more money while the mob (Saud) is skimming the revenue.

Forget that other post with a lot of verbs and nouns explaining the reasons for the problem. What you got here is an old fashioned Chicago opportunity. The mob keeps getting its money while the govmint gets to raise the taxes (oil prices). Everybody wins except us.

The real answer is fuel cells and escaping the oil trap. To really pull this off, you have to go against type and a Republican administration might get us off the oil economy while a democrat got the welfare state to change.

[Alouette]

if (and only if), the children of the Haredi begin to break with them and become secular (not to be confused with nonreligious) zionists, as they grow up, they are doing Israel a huge favor. Given that many of the Haredi reside on the settlements, I can't figure out for the life of me why they don't teach and promote zionism

The Haredim are the only Jews who have a birthrate to equal the Arabs. You want this to stop?

Oh, and, BTW Haredim is a very broad term and includes Zionists and non-Zionists. I am pro-Zionist but I have relatives who are Neturei Karta.