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To: SecularBull who wrote (152505)	6/12/2001 3:01:33 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

No, it is actually a secular state. It was founded upon nationalist principles.

To: SecularBull who wrote (152505)	6/12/2001 3:06:28 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769667

Most Israelis are either secular or "conservative". The power of the Orthodox parties, which are often key to establishing coalitions in a fractured parliament, keeps the synagogues orthodox, but many religious Jews are only quasi- observant. The strict Orthodox are actually a minority, and the fundamentalist groups, collectively called the haredim, but including both Hasidic and non- Hasidic groups, are a fairly small minority. If Israel got rid of proportional representation, the modern Orthodox would still have some clout, but the haredim would have almost no political influence........