Tarring a lot of people with the same brush there, Barry.
Orthodox Jews are among the most vocal critics of both zionism and/or the treatment of Palestinians. I completely accept that there are also people as you describe, but even so, tarring a lot of people with the same brush.
Far more ultra orthodox are pro land grab and building settlements and having 7 children with the state paying (which really fucks of the more liberal minded as its costs them loads more in taxes), nothing controversial there Pap as once again its fact.
And then the draft dodgers are telling the rest how they should be living.
Weâve got an Israel thread. If you want to debate this further move it over there. @BTripz can you do the honours with these posts please?
The replies to that Twitter thread says a lotâŠnot one voice from a pro-israeli, theyâre silent when faced with bare-face oppression as were the soldiers carrying out their orders. 
Old thread I know, but wtf is going on there now and why?
Suspect Israel is backing itself into a corner where the pro-Jewish sentiment is going to be overtaken by the anti-Israeli sentiment- which are two very, very different things (from the outside).
Ethnic cleansing. Pure and simple.
Itâs certainly the case that Netanyahu gains from this. Whether heâs provoked it deliberately or simply used events to his own advantage is another question. But heâs got plenty of previous.
I have this in the ânever waste a good crisisâ camp
Itâs the same old shite.
Where else in the World would get a free pass and support for violent occupation and ethnic cleansing from the Western Media.
Think you need to look at the issues Israel & Netanyahu have had with elections to find any answer to âwhy nowâ.
It smacks of a gentle definable nudge to settlers/developers and a " strengthening of resolve" in policing to cement positions in the next short lived coalition.
Nothing provable just the usual nudges & winks and there you go, tough guy Netanyahu.
Interesting perspective from someone who lives in the Sheikh Jarrah area of Jerusalem here:
A long read indeed - and a very good one:
