ShmuelChaimPappenheim, a formereditor of a journal in the hareidi-religious community, told the Herzliya Policy Conference, Thursday evening, "Wehaveour ownautonomywithinthe state of Israel." He explained, "We do not vote in elections orreceive funding."
Pappenheim said the community, which numbers almost a million, is in a dilemma: "On the one hand, we wantto fit in and, on the other hand,we do not wantto give upon ourconservatismand lifestyle."