Religious Zionists

Iran claims to destroy ‘Zionist Christian sect’ in Yazd province

The church leaders were alleged to have recruited new members to pray for Israel’s victory in the war against Tehran.

People walk past a banner with a picture of the late Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Mohammad Pakpour, in Tehran Bazaar, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran.
RABBI JOSEPH DWECK teaches at The Habura.

'The Restoration of Israel': Recovering a forgotten Sephardi Zionist voice - review

NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a hearing at the District Court in Jerusalem, in April 2026.

Drawing a red line: National responsibility vs tribal loyalty - opinion

 CELEBRATING ISRAEL during a New York parade. What does Chabad have against the flag?

An Israeli columnist called American Jews ‘traitors,’ here's why he's wrong - comment


Grapevine: Shira Banki's Way

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

A person takes a photo of a memorial sign showing the image of Shira Banki, an Israeli teenager who was stabbed during the 2015 Jerusalem Pride Parade, during the 21st annual Jerusalem Pride Parade in Jerusalem on June 1, 2023.

Peter Beinart, Elliot Cosgrove and other Jewish leaders face off over the future of liberal Zionism

On Tuesday night in Manhattan, a group of prominent rabbis and Jewish thinkers gathered to ask whether liberal Zionism is now collapsing.

Peter Beinart speaks at a panel on "The Jewish Tent at a Crossroads" in the sanctuary of  B'nai Jeshurun in Manhattan, Jan. 6, 2026. Others on the panel were, from left, moderator Rabbi Irwin Kula, Esther Sperber, Rabbi Jill Jacobs and Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove.

How orthodoxy is redefining modern Zionism - opinion

Zionism thrived on diversity, but rising orthodoxy risks shrinking the movement and alienating Jews with differing views on religion and policy.

 THEODOR HERZL.

A golden noose around Israel’s soul: Ben-Gvir’s theology of death strangles society - opinion

The golden noose represents a theology of death, a reverence for vengeance that distorts the face of Judaism and deals a severe blow to Israeli society.

NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is seen wearing a gold pin of a noose, on December 8, 2025.

Editor's Notes: What the next Mossad chief tells us about Israel’s new elite - comment

Roman Gofman’s appointment as Mossad director highlights a deeper change in Israel’s power elite and the religious ideas guiding it.

Roman Gofman, military secretary to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, waits before a joint press conference of US President Donald Trump and Netanyahu in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, September 29, 2025

Zionist institutions need national oversight, instead they get bureaucratic expansion - opinion

This past World Zionist Congress proved the need for major reforms, including the nationalization of KKL and WZO.

HATIKVAH AND Labor Zionist Alliance delegates at the World Zionist Congress: Zionism has never skirted the tough questions, and it was encouraging to see that tradition continue at this Congress, say the writers.

Netanyahu's coalition weakens by two in Knesset, sits at just 50 seats - poll

The weakening of the coalition bloc is primarily due to the Religious Zionism party falling short of the electoral threshold.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, October 20, 2025

'On the way to sovereignty': MKs react to preliminary passing of bill to annex Ma'aleh Adumim

The Knesset passed a preliminary vote to apply Israeli sovereignty in Ma’aleh Adumim, prompting praise from right-wing MKs and criticism from Washington, which warned it could threaten the Gaza deal.

MK Avigdor Liberman attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Knesset in Jerusalem, October 22, 2025.

Yosef Blau, author of Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to critics - interview

Rabbi Yosef Blau urges moral clarity in Israel’s response to Gaza, advocating for responsibility in addressing hunger and violence, despite critics within Orthodox circles.

Rabbi Yosef Blau, former spiritual adviser at Yeshiva University, addresses members of Smol Emuni, an organization of liberal observant Jews, in a video shown at their conference in March, 2025.

It began in Neveh Dekalim: How the Gaza Disengagement led to judicial reform

For Religious Zionists, who link Torah, people, and land, the state’s bulldozers felt like a theological betrayal.

A GIRL is evacuated from Neveh Dekalim, Aug. 2005.