'Multibillion-shekel empires and a slave economy': Inside Israel's ultra-Orthodox parallel state

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Haaretz

Naomi Abraham, a lawyer and economist who grew up in – but later left – the ultra-Orthodox world, asserts that Israeli society is oblivious to what really drives Haredim. 'The wheeler-dealer oligarchy isn't dealing in theology. It's dealing in real estate, land registration and shadow banking,' she says. 'Just look at the balance sheets'