Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site cvl.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!umcp-cs!cvl!arig From: arig@cvl.UUCP (Ari Gross) Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: "Jewish State" vs. "state for the Jews" Message-ID: <8@cvl.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Feb-85 04:38:49 EST Article-I.D.: cvl.8 Posted: Fri Feb 8 04:38:49 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 01:55:21 EST References: <861@eisx.UUCP> <4644@ucbvax.ARPA> Organization: Computer Vision Lab, U. of Maryland, College Park Lines: 23 > 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