[Alouette]

I'm not familiar with the laws of Israel, but this also seems like the kind of hatred triggered by government policies based on group affiliation.

The difference is that in Israeli law, the secular elites get a much greater share (for their proportion of the population) than the haredim. For example, if the treasury is so busted, why is Tommy Lapid (the ultra-secularist haredi-hater) handing out Israeli tax money to his elite "artiste" patrons to produce anti-Israeli, pro-Palestinian propaganda, while agitating that impoverished haredi families should be shoved from poverty into downright destitution. Because he thinks that in a "Jewish state", Judaism is worthless.

The mind boggles.

[Nachum]

Why does it boggle? They were much worse before. Because the Arabs have murdered so many Jews since Oslo/Wye/Roadmap these types have been more afraid to speak up. They can't blame the failures of Peres/Rabin/Barak/Netanyau on the "Dati".

[Tax-chick]

Thanks for the information!

Another idea (reflected both in America and in the Prophets) is that those who are sacrificing their children to the false gods REALLY hate those who won't ...