SHIMON BAADANI

In early America there were many instances of clergy threatening damnation to those who supported a particular political point of view. However, that became quite rare and flared up in the early 21st century in America with abortion and a few Catholic Bishops. Generally democracies have a certain degree of separation of church and state. Israel, although a Jewish state, is very much a secular state but does have religious parties. One of them is the Shas orthodox Jewish party. But this statement even shocked most Shas members. Shas lost the election by far and remained a small minority party despite the Rabbi’s threats.

In early America there were many instances of clergy threatening damnation to those who supported a particular political point of view. However, that became quite rare and flared up in the early 21st century in America with abortion and a few Catholic Bishops. Generally democracies have a certain degree of separation of church and state. Israel, although a Jewish state, is very much a secular state but does have religious parties. One of them is the Shas orthodox Jewish party. But this statement even shocked most Shas members. Shas lost the election by far and remained a small minority party despite the Rabbi’s threats.