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Titolo: Israeli Jews oppose minaret ban (e ora sentiamo l'opinione di Cr"cetta)

soprattutto gli israeliani di destra
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1263147861505&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter
Israeli Jews oppose minaret ban
Jan. 11, 2010
Haviv Rettig Gur , THE JERUSALEM POST
Jewish Israelis oppose a Swiss-style ban on mosque minarets in the 
country, with opposition to the restriction highest among right-wing and 
haredi Jews, according to a poll conducted in late December and early 
January.
The respondents opposed such a measure by 43 percent to 28%, with 29% 
undecided.
Five hundred Israeli Jews were questioned by Jerusalem-based KEEVOON 
Research, for the US-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding.
In November, a 57.5% majority of Swiss voters approved a referendum 
outlawing the construction of minarets, though the construction of 
mosques remains legal.
According to Mitchell Barak, director of KEEVOON, the new poll found 
that opposition to a minaret ban is strongest among religious and 
right-leaning Jews.
Respondents who considered themselves "national-religious" opposed such 
a ban by 72% to 16%, with 55% saying they were "strongly opposed". The 
ultra-Orthodox opposed the measure by 53% to 21%, with declining 
opposition among secular (42% to 29%) and "traditional" (36% to 31%) Jews.
The survey demonstrated that "when it comes to freedom of religion, 
Israelis are apparently much more tolerant than their Swiss 
counterparts," according to Rabbi Marc Schneier, president of the 
Foundation for Ethnic Understanding.
"There is a definite correlation between religious observance and 
tolerance towards Islam... The fact that less than one-third of all 
Israelis support banning minarets indicates that from the Israeli point 
of view, there is room for respectful coexistence between Israeli Jews 
and Israeli Arabs when it is based on religion and not politics."
Analysis of the results according to political affiliation showed a 
similar tendency among politically conservative Israeli Jews to support 
the Muslim position on the issue.
Thus, voters for the far-right National Union party opposed a 
Swiss-style measure by 92%, with 65% "strongly opposed" and just 8% 
expressing support.
Similarly, voters for right-wing Israel Beiteinu opposed a ban by 64% to 
36%, and those who voted for Habayit Hayehudi, the successor to the 
National Religious Party, opposed it by 54% to 20%.
Among haredim, opposition was similarly high, with 68% of United Torah 
Judaism voters and 55% of Shas voters saying they would oppose a minaret 
ban, compared to 22% and 20%, respectively, who would support it.
Voters for left-wing Meretz also expressed strong opposition, with 66% 
saying they would vote against a ban.
It was in the three parties in the political center that opposition to a 
minaret ban was weakest. Labor, Kadima and Likud voters' opposition to 
such a ban was just 43%, 42% and 41%, respectively. In the case of the 
Likud, the number of voters supporting the measure was equal (41%) to 
the number opposing it, while Labor and Kadima voters' support for a ban 
was at 27% and 31%, respectively.
The margin of error was 4.5%.

 Israeli Jews oppose minaret ban
ma poi vanno in guerra e...ops...quante moschee hanno tirato giù?