No, it's not what you think. It seems there may be a portion of the Jews in Israel that aren't exactly interested in converting like the Hageeites would like. And they're burning New Testaments to make their point. No doubt many of the evangelicals that read this story will recoil in horror as they conveniently forget how they accused the Harry Potter books of promoting witchcraft and yes, burned them.
Beyond the obvious irony, it's a fascinating look into how religion is really just an extension of our tendency towards tribalism. Even among those that claim to be Jewish, the divisions among the traditional Jews and the Messianic Jews are so deep that it is not only driving some individuals to burn the New Testament, but to also attempt to have the government restrict the distribution of the text altogether. The State of Israel is assaulted from almost all sides by Islamic countries who don't believe their country is legitimate. And yet Israel is still beset by the same lunacy that drives Muslim hatred. Their eyes are so colored by their fealty to the tribe that they cannot see themselves in the eyes of their enemy.
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