As the chareidi parties, Shas and Yahadut HaTorah prepare to enter into the serious phase of coalitions talks, they are announcing their primary demands, including an increase in monthly child allowance payments and a commitment from the government to maintain the religious status quo, especially in light of attempts by Yisrael Beitenu to push legislation that would permit Jews to marry in civil ceremonies, bypassing Jewish Law.
From all indications, Shas will seek the interior and housing ministries, in addition to a third portfolio. Shas is also seeking funds for the elderly and single parent households.
Yahadut HaTorah, which does not accept ministerial posts [but will take deputy ministerial posts with ministerial authority], will seek the chair of the Knesset Finance Committee, a solution to the housing problem in the chareidi sector along with Shas and funds for kollelim and chareidi institutions.
(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)
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They should increase the religious status quo by expanding the power of the Botei Din so they can achieve limits on tort. Then they will encourage foreign investment in Israel and pave the way to finally privatizing healthcare.
And tell the religious parties to destroy the thugs that run the Histadrut!
why is private healthcare the solutions to the problems in Israel?
why do you want privatised healthcare? do you want a situation like in America with capitalist healthcare leading to a drugged up nation?
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How many non-frum companies would agree to operate under a legal system in which all lawyers and judges are required to be frum males? Israel’s secular courts are an attraction for foreign investments, at least in high tech (and usually, hiloni dominated) sectors.
Fully privatized health care means that rich people get health care, and poor people say tehillim. Relying on a נס is poor public health policy. I’m all for tehillim, but antibiotics can be useful.
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It is wise view of the rabbanim to focus on the economic situation of frum Jews rather than matters such as security or even symbolic issues over which we have really little control. I’m dubious about trying to regulate the living relationships (and various other forms of conduct) of the hilonim, as they will do what they want regardless of the law – better to worry about the economic aspects (make sure children are supported) and avoid anything that resembles a kosher marriage for people who have no intention of marrying according to “Daas Moshe v’Yisrael” so their Jewish descendants won’t be safek mamzerim.
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I have been reading all of the above quotes and they are filled with either propaganda or pure ignorance! Privatized healthcare would be affordable because the insurance costs of all of the doctors, hospitals, and drug companies will be low because their tort payouts will be lowered because of limits that will be placed upon them according to Jewish law. This will also lower costs of startups and other type of companies because it will lower their insurance costs. The goyim don’t care who controls the Israeli court system. They just want their costs to be lowered and the fear of frivolous lawsuits to be removed.
But, if you are devoted to defending the members of the American Justice Institute, than you are too close minded to be open to a alternative view.
Incidentally, if the Israeli legal system would be under the control of the chareidi rabbis, that would lower the insurance costs for the yeshivos. That would lower their financial costs
and therefore they would not be asking for so much money from the Israeli government. I refuse to get involved with the argument of asking the Israeli government for money for the yeshivos because there are people involved with that strategy who know how to learn more than me.
Lowering tort costs would not only help the frumme. It would help all of the Jews no matter how strong or weak their personal religious practices. But, if you are devoted to defending liberal causes and the policy of the current administration, then you will foist among us the old and tired cliches about how private healthcare is destructive and how no one would want to use the Israeli courts filled with men who have beards and long black coats.
Of course I will not argue the point about being biased about the effectiveness of the men with the beards and long black coats…
American and foreign companies will operate in any country, under any system that lets them make money–period!