Comments on: Increasing Number of Religious Soldiers Joining Israel Army http://www.theworld.org/2012/01/religious-soldiers-israel-army/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=religious-soldiers-israel-army Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: mordy hadad http://www.theworld.org/2012/01/religious-soldiers-israel-army/comment-page-1/#comment-24111 mordy hadad Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:27:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=101641#comment-24111 I think this is a mostly accurate article, although there are a number of things that are represented wrong. One such example is the issue of women singing in the army, which is not a new problem as portrayed. Rather the "tension flaring up" with regard to women singing, is the armys reaction. It used to be that when religious soldiers would asked to be excused from the presentation until the woman finished singing they would recieve permission. Lately there have been a number of issues or "tensions" of which this is only one example. I think this is a mostly accurate article, although there are a number of things that are represented wrong. One such example is the issue of women singing in the army, which is not a new problem as portrayed. Rather the “tension flaring up” with regard to women singing, is the armys reaction. It used to be that when religious soldiers would asked to be excused from the presentation until the woman finished singing they would recieve permission. Lately there have been a number of issues or “tensions” of which this is only one example.

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.theworld.org/2012/01/religious-soldiers-israel-army/comment-page-1/#comment-22952 Jennifer Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:45:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=101641#comment-22952 Dear The World, At least Matthew Bell was not over the top today (Monday 9 Jan.) in discussing "extremist" settlers, and tensions between religious and secular in the Israeli army. However, I find it strange that The World ignored the following stories, that involved more violence: Yesterday, some Palestinians were caught trying to smuggle bombs into Israel for an attack http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/01/08/3091073/palestinians-arrested-with-bombs NPR did not report this. A Greek orthodox priest was murdered in Israel by some from his community this weekend, see http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-israel-crimechristian-update-1-tvl6e8c703z-20120107,0,2697122.story Dear The World,

At least Matthew Bell was not over the top today (Monday 9 Jan.) in
discussing “extremist” settlers, and tensions between religious and
secular in the Israeli army. However, I find it strange that The World
ignored the following stories, that involved more violence:

Yesterday, some Palestinians were caught trying to smuggle bombs into Israel for an attack

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/01/08/3091073/palestinians-arrested-with-bombs

NPR did not report this.

A Greek orthodox priest was murdered in Israel by some from his community this weekend, see

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-israel-crimechristian-update-1-tvl6e8c703z-20120107,0,2697122.story

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