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Autonomy for haredim

Majority of haredim do not accept the present Jewish state, so why not grant them independence?

Haredi men attend a job far in J'lem
Photo by: Marc Israel Sellem
The destructive tango between national and haredi interests cannot go on forever.  If it continues, both sides will lose, and we all will be living in a demographically unviable state. A taxpayer base that is shrinking relative to the greater population has made its resentment known, but their qualms will appear minor compared to the bankruptcy and inevitable security disaster that will occur if there aren't enough available military recruits. 

This shortage will occur not only because of the diminishing numbers of secular and national religious soldiers, but because even non-haredim will increasingly opt not to serve. In fact, this is already happening.

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