June 18, 2005

Religious Right

To read the whole article, click the headline then cancel when asked to install the language pack. It appears that anti-zionist ultra-Orthodox Jews in Vienna are allying themselves with right-wing extremists in order to gain official recognition for their community. It reminds me of the 19th Century Viennese anti-Jewish mayor, Karl Lueger. There were some Jews that he favoured and when asked about this by his colleagues he said, "I determine who is a Jew here." Many anti-zionists like these ultras for their anti-zionism, but anti-zionism detached from humanism doesn't take us forward and look where it has led these Neturei Karta types.

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