Judaism Divided - Israel/Palestine

July 1998
The gulf between ultra-orthodox and secular Jews is threatening Israel's stability more than their conflict with the Arabs.

In a suburb of West Gaza, an orthodox community are outraged by the habits of their secular neighbours. "They walk with cleavage in front of people who need to observe modesty." Liora and her secular neighbours complain of a recent incident when a Rabbi barged into her house and broke her stereo. The tension peaks at the Western Wall - an unholy battleground where Jew fights Jew. Liberal Jews are pushed back as they try to get to the wall on a religious holiday. The battle goes right to the core of Israel's identity. Orthodox Jews fight for a marriage of religion and state in a theocracy - they will accept no compromises. Their secular opponents fight for democracy. Can this cultural war come to a peaceful conclusion or are these divisions going to come to a violent head?

Produced by ABC Australia
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[Nikolai9510]

This is ridiculous, the jews have a country and now they're fighting among themselves like dogs. Watching this makes me wonder if these jews are worthy of their country if they can't treat each other equally.

[chinkstah9683]

No your Wrong, JEWS r PEOPLE NOT Judaism. JUDASIM is the RELIGION itself in which the JEWS (people) BELIVE in

[bongojim420]

Israeli Mossad, Neocons & CIA did 911.

[bongojim420]

Don't support IsNOTreal. No more 3Billion a year to them from USA.

[maybealover]

Leviticus 19:34: love [the stranger] as thyself.

[TagMahirTzedek]

@wlwak The "Orthodox" and the "Settlers" are 2/3rd of the soldiers in the top units of the army. The problem is the media and the hellinists who are in the minority and who wish to control everything. They need to make propaganda against Jews and Judaism in order to continue their control.

[TagMahirTzedek]

The reformists/"conservatives" and the Hilonim are in the extreme minority. Very soon they will go to their places in Hell.

[macnos]

@MultiHangfire That's exactly what the finance minister was saying. The ultra-orthodox do not contribute a damn thing but they take a lot in the form of welfare benefits. That's the definition of a leech right there.