Campuses with the Most Anti-Semitism

JHS
Wed, 26 Oct 2016 20:44:59 +0000

I thought I admitted above that “fundamentalist” as applied to orthodox Jews was a little provocative, intentionally so, but only a little (and, obviously, I think defensible). The piece jym626 linked, which also uses the “fundamentalist” epithet – now that’s what “inflammatory” looks like! Among other things, it discusses the split over Zionism within ultra-orthodox Judaism in some more detail than the summary I gave above. From my point of view, it is a mishmash of clear vision, odd errors, and overblown rhetoric. I don’t really think, as the author clearly does, that ultra-orthodox Jews are the equivalent of the Taliban, although there are lots of parallels. It reminds me that Judaism and Islam are much more similar than is generally acknowledged, and have many similar doctrinal challenges.

And, yes, I am a “he.” It’s lovely to think I could be mistaken for a woman based on what I write, but not very likely when I’m feeling as combative as I’ve felt in this thread.