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Rabbis versus Christmas: Religious rivalry in Jerusalem benefits no one
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Last Edited | Bob Dec 22, 2009 04:14pm |
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Category | News |
Author | Morten Berthelsen |
Media | Newspaper - Ha Aretz |
News Date | Thursday, December 17, 2009 10:10:00 PM UTC0:0 |
Description | On the streets of Jerusalem, the religious war on Christmas is on. Last week, the "Lobby for Jewish Values" started handing out fliers condemning the holiday and inciting the public to boycott restaurants and hotels that sell or put up Christmas trees and other "foolish" Christian symbols.
Backed by rabbis, and with the self-righteous air of the American Christian right, lobby chairman Ofer Cohen told the Israeli media that he had considered publishing a list of businesses bold enough to put up Christmas decorations, call for a boycott against them, and - with a little help from Jerusalem Rabbinate - revoke the kashrut certificates of said hotels and restaurants. |
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