The Religious Zionist Party is a right-wing nationalist party in the Knesset. Its leader is Bezalel Smotrich, who currently serves as finance minister.
The party is known for its adherence to religious Zionist ideology and is staunchly opposed to territorial concessions to the Palestinians. Likewise, it also is a strong supporter of the settler movement. It has also been noted for its advocacy of Jewish religious interests, such as its opposition of same-sex marriage.
The Religious Zionist Party was able to achieve seven seats in the last election, making it into Knesset on a shared ticket with fellow far-right parties Otzma Yehudit and Noam.
The reason Likud MKs gave for opposing the bill: not wanting to raise issues now that would split the country.
It’s a vision starkly at odds with Israel’s mainstream, even as the country’s political center has shifted discernibly to the Right in recent years.
Israeli politicians slam US sanctions on West Bank farms and individuals, decrying foreign intervention.
For many, including those within the religious community themselves, the timing and backdrop for such an event could not have been more wrong.
For religious Jerusalemites who generally define themselves as National Religious, there are three representative lists running for city council in the elections set for the end of this month
The Likud and the Religious Zionist party exchanged barbs about policies against Hamas and the handling of the budget.
MIDDLE ISRAEL: Bezalel Smotrich's utter misunderstanding of wartime economics proves Israel's finance minister should never have been appointed in the first place.
The proposed prisoner exchange deal has sparked opposition from the Religious Zionism and Otzma Yehudit parties.
Frayed is a serious and thought-provoking examination of issues of deep concern to many Israelis and can help understand the ongoing tension between the secular and the religious.
The implication that The Religious Zionist Party represents all religious Zionists, as well as religious Zionism, is patently untrue. Rather, they hijacked it.
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