41. Representatives of various branches of Israeli society lit twelve flaming torches symbolizing the biblical twelve tribes of Israel. 42. She brings in the five significant divisions in Israeli society and exposes the deep resentment of secular Israelis over the exemption of Orthodox yeshiva students from military service. 43. Some have been moved into Jewish and mixed Jewish-Arab communities in the hope of integrating them into Israeli society, the officials say. 44. Some think the new Parliament divides into secular and religious camps, the new frontlines in Israeli society. 45. Still, most voters focused their concerns in this election not on security issues, but on deep divisions within Israeli society. 46. Such depictions of Israeli society as an aggregation of groups, not individuals, reflect a hardening of social divisions in recent years. 47. Suicide bombings are a sure way for extremist groups like Hamas and Islamic Jihad to roil Israeli society and frustrate the desire of most Israelis and Palestinians for peace. 48. Still, many praised Levy for speaking out, for exposing a raw nerve in Israeli society. 49. Tensions in Israeli society grew. 50. That right-left divide is the most explosive rift in Israeli society. |