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Actually, as a point of trivia, the town with the highest percentage of Jews in North America is Kiryas Joel, N.Y. which is run by the dynastic Satmar Clan. Here's some more info on them:
Teitelbaum's rabbinic authority and wealthy supporters in the United States made him the leader of the radical, anti-Zionist flank of the Orthodox Jewish world. He adopted a policy of utter non-recognition towards the State of Israel, banning his adherents residing there to vote in the elections or to affiliate in any way with the state's institutions. When he visited the country in 1959, a separate train was organized for him, with no Israeli markings. He and his successors routinely condemned the Agudah and its supporters for taking part in Israeli politics. As to Religious Zionism, the Satmar Rebbe described its chief theologian, Abraham Isaac Kook, as "a wicked adversary and enemy of our Holy Faith."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satmar_%2 ... _of_Israel
Our issue is with the make-believe state called Israel, not Jewry. I also dislike Stouffer's microwavable Fetuccini Alfredo and
refuse to buy it, even when Ralph's has a $2-off coupon. I also
refuse to recognize Stouffer's microwavable Fetuccini Alfredo as legitimate Tuscan cuisine. None of this makes me Anti-Italian or Anti-Catholic.
Ultimately, people should have a right to engage in whatever bizarre hocus-pocus they want, no matter how weird.