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>"Rabbis view Christian festivities in Israel as a threat to the Jewish
>foundations of the state. They are claiming that even Christmas trees
>'defile Judaism.'
Technically, being solely pagan, 'Christmas' trees also 'defile'
Christianity...along with mistletoe, holly, reindeer, elves, and all the
other trappings of pre-Christian northern European religion, which the
Christian church 'glommed' onto for itself...
>Tourism industry leaders were outraged, especially after the state launched
>an ad campaign beckoning pilgrims to celebrate Jesus' 2000th birthday in
>``The Place Where It All Began.''
Well, since most Biblical scholars now put Jesus' birth at approximately
4BCE, we all missed celebrating His 2000th birthday in 1996...
>Israel, which usually attracts 2 million tourists a year, has already
>dropped its 2000 expectations from 4 million to 3 million.
So what's a million or two amongst friends? ;-)
June
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