Where the Paranormal Is Normal Eric Lee I should begin by saying that this has always been a land in which the paranormal is normal. According to all the religions which have blossomed here, throughout history miracles have taken place practically on a daily basis in the land of Israel.
Today there are two Israels.
The other is the modern, secular Israel which, though it rejects much of the old tradition, seems equally willing to live in a world where the normal and paranormal exist side by side. The recent elections here gave us one good example. Israeli election laws forbid the payment of voters to cast their ballots for one party or another. For example, it is forbidden to bribe a voter by promising that an especially important rabbi will pray for him. Shas' opponents simply argued that the amulets were ineffective because they were manufactured in the Far East, by gentiles.