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From: arig@cvl.UUCP (Ari Gross)
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Subject: "Jewish State" vs. "state for the Jews"
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Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 04:38:49 EST
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> Re Samuel Saal's long letter on how Israel should be ruled according
> to the wishes of the Orthodox Jews:

> The letter is based on a false assumption.

> Modern Israel was not established as a "Jewish State", it was
> established as a "state for the Jews".
> This will (hopefully) keep Israel from becoming another Iran . . .



Assuming you're correct (and I don't believe that you are), I pose 
the following QUESTION:

     If ISRAEL is only to be a "state for the Jews" and not a "Jewish 
State" ( "Jewish State" meaning one that adheres to the Jewish religion )
what purpose does it serve? We already have a "state for the Jews" (where
the standard of living is much higher than in Israel) ; it's called NEW YORK . 

                                               Ari Gross
                                               arig@cvl.arpa