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To: Carolyn who wrote (2818)	8/18/2001 5:07:34 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Sounds like the Corrida comes to an end.... Message 15829890 Matador Arafat will eventually kill Sharon the Bull... politically speaking, that is. August 18, 2001 Low confidence in Sharon From combined dispatches JERUSALEM -- Barely 21 percent of Israelis believe Prime Minister Ariel Sharon can end the Mideast violence, and his level of support is slipping, according to a poll released yesterday. The Gallup Poll published in the Ma'ariv newspaper said 70 percent had lost faith in Mr. Sharon's ability to reduce tensions with the Palestinians. In a Gallup Poll last month, 43 percent believed Mr. Sharon could end the violence, and 41 percent disagreed. Mr. Sharon's own standing also took a beating, with 49 percent of the people approving of his performance as prime minister, while 42 percent expressed dissatisfaction. In last month's poll, 59 percent said they were satisfied. [snip] washtimes.com Of course the real reason Israelis are pushing Sharon out is the deteriorating US/Israeli relationship...

To: Carolyn who wrote (2818)	8/18/2001 5:48:12 AM
From: GUSTAVE JAEGER	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

Do Haredi women like their lives?? Minneapolis Star Tribune March 5, 1998 Growing conflict in Jerusalem pits Jew against Jew Amit Gilboa and Laurie M. Grossman offtherails.com Excerpt: Disturbing for many is the enforcement of dress codes for women. A woman walking through exclusively haredi neighborhoods in immodest dress will be subjected to discomfiting stares; men will cover their faces or abruptly turn away. Such incidents are rare, because the haredi neighborhoods are well known and easy to avoid and because Jerusalemites tend to dress conservatively anyway. Irvin Schermer's wife, Barbara, who has lived here 29 years, was in for a shock when her favorite supermarket switched to haredi management two years ago. "I went shopping wearing pants, and the security guard came up with a dirty old rag that was supposed to be a skirt. He said I should tie it around me. I gave back my cart and never went back. I said, 'Take your skirt; goodbye!' I hope they lose money." Haredi Minnesotans who live in Jerusalem agree that Barbara Schermer's experience is outrageous, but they do support some standards. "In North High School we had a dress code," says Rivka Tal, who grew up in north Minneapolis as Patti Schochet. "If people work in a place with a big population of religious people, it's perfectly legitimate for the workers to have a dress code." [...]