Ultra-religious community growth existential threat to Israel

BATTLE FOR WORLD / RT | November 18, 2019: From the introduction of the Balfour Declaration plan recognizing the Sate of Israel, the country has been embroiled in decades of conflict as the Palestinians see what remains of their land taken away.

But now Israel is facing the threat of economic demise, if current demographic trends continue unchanged. An Israeli think-tank has issued a stark warning, saying that the country’s growing ultra-Orthodox population is at the heart of coming problems.

The focus is on the current generation of ultra-Orthodox students in school as many are not signing up for subjects such as English, math, science, etc. And with more then 1 in 3 uneducated in secular subjects, Israel’s future economy looks bleak as some of the ultra-Orthodox students are unemployable as adults. And Israel in the year 2020 will have a quarter of its student population unable to work and this will be a threat to Israel’s future.

A rabbi noted that religious people don’t need an expensive car, a huge house, etc. as they are more happy with the modest things in life. 

Israel is one of the world’s most danger regions as it requires a first world economy to sustain a modern effective army to continue existing.

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