Comments on: The Fires Of Jerusalem http://www.jewdas.org/2009/08/the-fires-of-jeruslaem/ radical voices for the alternative diaspora... Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:17:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: marzutra http://www.jewdas.org/2009/08/the-fires-of-jeruslaem/comment-page-1/#comment-186 marzutra Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:02:31 +0000 http://www.jewdas.org/?p=1009#comment-186 yes. of course. i wonder how many of the "involved" charedi see their actions as part of this "power struggle" we mention. perhaps they are defending their beliefs. i wonder on which pretense the charedi leaders are encouraging others to become involved? who is fighting to defend israel? who is fighting to defend judaism? yes. of course.

i wonder how many of the “involved” charedi see their actions as part of this “power struggle” we mention. perhaps they are defending their beliefs. i wonder on which pretense the charedi leaders are encouraging others to become involved?

who is fighting to defend israel? who is fighting to defend judaism?

]]> By: alta kocker http://www.jewdas.org/2009/08/the-fires-of-jeruslaem/comment-page-1/#comment-185 alta kocker Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:44:04 +0000 http://www.jewdas.org/?p=1009#comment-185 I was under the impression that the recent riots in Jerusalem are, as you touch on in your last paragraph, very much indicative of a power struggle in Jerusalem. The hardline secular Nir Barkat was elected in as Jerusalem's mayor in November under a banner of 'dealing' with the uncontrolled Charedi communities, ending a five year representation of the Haredim by Uri Lupolianski. (who in many ways was fairly progressive) To me Nir empitomises zionist attitudes towards ultra orthodox - jewish, yes: too jewish, no. Is this not somewhere in between chauvanistic haskalaism and jewish antisemitism? I was under the impression that the recent riots in Jerusalem are, as you touch on in your last paragraph, very much indicative of a power struggle in Jerusalem. The hardline secular Nir Barkat was elected in as Jerusalem’s mayor in November under a banner of ‘dealing’ with the uncontrolled Charedi communities, ending a five year representation of the Haredim by Uri Lupolianski. (who in many ways was fairly progressive) To me Nir empitomises zionist attitudes towards ultra orthodox – jewish, yes: too jewish, no. Is this not somewhere in between chauvanistic haskalaism and jewish antisemitism?

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