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FC: Internet is a threat to Israel, rabbis say, and ban it
From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 10:05:32 -0500
******* http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000114832908976&rtmo=VMwqMD3K&atmo=ggggg3JK &pg=/et/00/1/8/wisr08.html Saturday 8 January 2000 Internet threat to Israel, say rabbis By Alan Philps in Jerusalem ISRAEL'S leading orthodox rabbis have issued a ruling banning the internet from Jewish homes, arguing that it is "1,000 times more dangerous than television" and threatens the survival of the country. The ruling, issued by the Council of Torah Sages, is an attempt by the rabbis to halt the inÞltration of "sin and abomination" from the internet into the homes of the ultra-orthodox, whose children have hitherto been shielded from the temptations of the modern world. The rabbis recalled that they had banned television 30 years ago, and said that the dangers from the internet were even greater. They said it "puts the future generations of Israel in grave danger in a way that no other threat has since Israel became a nation". [...] ********** Subject: Re: Internet Threat To Israel, Say Rabbis In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 08 Jan 2000 04:47:17 EST." <v04220803b49cb72ae2ce@[198.4.94.221]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 06:13:18 -0500 From: Omri Schwarz <ocschwar () MIT EDU>
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/et?ac=000114832908976&rtmo=VMwqMD3K&atmo=gg ggg3JK&pg=/et/00/1/8/wisr08.html Saturday 8 January 2000 Internet threat to Israel, say rabbis By Alan Philps in Jerusalem
Jeez! Took the media long enough to notice. Orthodox bulletins had been posted on bulletin pillars in Jerusalem and Bnei Brak for months now, saying this. In the mean time, Orthodox Jews in Israel will continue to use the Internet in their offices, where many have programming jobs. ************ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- the moderated mailing list of politics and technology To subscribe: send a message to majordomo () vorlon mit edu with this text: subscribe politech More information is at http://www.well.com/~declan/politech/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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