In Ofra Yeshua-Lyth's blog, she states a rather blatant distaste for Israeli independent governing. Her literature provided gives notion that it would be best for the nation to become a democratic party and abandon their connection between the church and state. She also argues that the treatment of Arabs is poor because they are not Jewish. These as well as other issues with Israeli govt were expressed in her article.
In response to Ofra's writing, I find the argument a little hypocritical in several ways. Find me an Arab country that treats Non-Muslim people with all of the same respects that they give to their Muslim peers. A country is able to decide their own rules and standards, even if the standards deem other people as lower class. Rwanda had a split class for a long period of time and the Hindu people live in a caste system where people are regarded as 'Untouchables'. No one has the right to separate their faith from their government except themselves and if they decide not to, then that's their call. Her claims of them having an unreformed and outdated religion is something that could be said about any religion. Last time I checked, faith wasn't about convenience; no God is waiting ready by the Dollar Menu for you to have it your way. The ways or Orthodox Judaism may be strict and 'old', but the Hindu's live their lives in devotion to their faith and have been around for 5000+ years. Are they outdated too? I saw if the Israeli Government wantsto be a National Jewish State, then they should. It's their decision.
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