The article goes on to document the rising air of religious fanaticism convincing secular Israels to flee to more modern

The article goes on to document the rising air of religious fanaticism convincing secular Israels to

flee to more modern, cosmopolitan cities like Tel Aviv, mainly because of the astounding birth rate of

Jewish religious extremists.

Ms. Angel [who left Jerusalem after 30 years] said she was increasingly turned off by religious and

political intolerance. She recalled being casually but modestly dressed one day when an ultra-Orthodox

Jewish woman began yelling at her that she was not properly clothed.

Also, because the ultra-Orthodox hardly participate in wealth-generating enterprises, in addition to

the conscious economic crushing of the Palestinians in their ghettoes, Jerusalem has become service-

poor and opportunities have bled away to other, more liberal parts of Israel. Enlightened, upwardly-

mobile Israelis simply don’t want to live there. And yet, while

More than 60 percent of Israelis said they would not want to give up Israeli control of the city€™s

holy sites, even as part of a peace agreement with the Palestinians…78 percent of Israelis said they

would not consider living in Jerusalem or would prefer to live elsewhere in Israel.