Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews fought the parking lot which the atheist mayor opened on Sabbath. The haredim bravely clashed with police. The religious Jews would be worthy of praise for pushing the state for a bit of Jewish decency—if not for their leaders’ rather selective concern for the commandments.
After the National Religious Party and Agudat Israel refused to oppose the government on the Sinai and Gaza withdrawals, and concurred in abandoning the Promised Land to our enemies, they had better shut their mouths about parking lot issues.
