tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post6963319952601643914..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: loophole as wide as a football fieldRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-55401025660175567862007-02-27T14:21:00.000+02:002007-02-27T14:21:00.000+02:00the reason is really economics. The haredi market ...the reason is really economics. The haredi market is big enough that they, like any other consumer group, have enough power, so they assume, that they can threaten El Al with taking their business elsewhere, unless their needs are met. The problem I have with it is the manipulation used.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-27866476047888229822007-02-27T14:04:00.000+02:002007-02-27T14:04:00.000+02:00I agree with MII: I fail to see why Haredi leaders...I agree with MII: I fail to see why Haredi leaders have anything to say about how El Al runs its business.Commenter Abbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07753256568022159103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-64252429150555681942007-02-25T22:13:00.000+02:002007-02-25T22:13:00.000+02:00people should be impressed. we jews are always lo...people should be impressed. we jews are always looking for loopholes. e.g. - eruv, pruzbul, heter mechirah, kli shlishi, etc....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-62629677537140823382007-02-25T12:09:00.000+02:002007-02-25T12:09:00.000+02:00I think this is a good solution on El Al's part. D...I think this is a good solution on El Al's part. Does the charedi leadership think it's their job to force every businessman who flies El Al, Jewish or not, to keep Shabbat in a situation like this? What will that do for El Al's business? If El Al goes bankrupt will they feel better?<BR/><BR/>I know a group of people trying to get summer flights, and they are finding that El Al costs $400 more than the European airlines.mother in israelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13715046177293916034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-91784136256313924402007-02-25T10:14:00.000+02:002007-02-25T10:14:00.000+02:00This is not a new loophole for El Al; they've done...This is not a new loophole for El Al; they've done it in the past. I'm not quite sure how the Committee missed it...<BR/><BR/>Do Sun D'Or flights use regularly marked El Al aircraft?Mikeagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827275300296295639noreply@blogger.com