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| 852.1 | They still are around | TAVENG::MONTY | LEGgers take it in their stride | Wed Dec 13 1989 10:09 | 13 |
| re: 852.0
>> Although this was dealt with in a previous note (I think), and since
>> I am in the process of reading, "This Is My G_d" by Herman Wouk,
>> does the group known as "Neturai Karta" ("Guardians of the City)
>> still exist?
Neturai Karta are alive and well and "happily" living in Jerusalem.
They are a segment of the population that ensures there is *never* a dull
moment in Jerusalem :-) :-).
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| 852.2 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Wed Dec 13 1989 11:33 | 7 |
| > Are they the people some refer to when they use the term
> "ultra-orthodox" (Wouk prefers "ultra-zealous")?
"Ultra-orthodox" is more-or-less equivalent to what is known in Israel
as "haredim." The Neturei Karta are just a small group among the "haredim."
They're most notable for their virulent anti-Zionism. Many others classified
as "haredim" are not anti-Zionist.
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| 852.3 | Aren't they citizens of Israel already? | ABE::STARIN | INT QRK INT ZBO K | Wed Dec 13 1989 14:04 | 12 |
| Re .2:
Thanks for that info.
I presume then that the N.K. (hope nobody minds the abbreviation)
are among those who believe that the State of Israel cannot be
established until the Messiah comes?
If that is true, then by living in Israel, isn't that a de facto
acceptance of the existence of Israel?
Mark
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| 852.4 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Wed Dec 13 1989 14:20 | 6 |
| > If that is true, then by living in Israel, isn't that a de facto
> acceptance of the existence of Israel?
My impression is that as far as they're concerned, the rule of the State of
Israel is no more legitimate than that of the Turks and British who ruled
the Land of Israel before them.
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