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To: ThirdEye who wrote (177386)	9/4/2001 3:21:11 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 769667

I am amazed by your bigotry. Why do I say bigotry. Well you say if the haredim had it their way. Well what is and who are the Haredim. The study of the Tora is disturbing to you. I don't see these folks using force to oppress. members.aol.com Are haredi men in Israel freeloading draft dodgers, contemptuous of their fellow citizens andunconcerned with their safety and security? Some ardently secularist Israelis readily answer in theaffirmative; and some American Jews, gently guided by much of the media, readily concur. Both groups are victims of profound ignorance and, in more than a few cases, guilty of outright prejudice. Virtually since Israel's birth, Israeli yeshiva students have received annual deferments, as is customary in many countries for divinity students and religious scholars. (There are many other deferment categories as well; Israeli government statistics show that fully 65% of draft-age Israelis are excused from military service.) Yeshiva student deferments are conditional on the students' full-time involvement in Torah study; their employment in any way is illegal. At 41 years of age (35, if they have five or more children) haredim receive permanent deferments. ......... tom watson tosiwmee