Religious Zionists

Gaps narrow between coalition, opposition blocs as security is spotlighted in public agenda - poll

According to the poll, the coalition bloc gained two seats this week, rising to 51, while the Zionist opposition bloc fell by two seats to 53. 

Inside the Knesset building.
A rabbi blows a shoat ahead of Yom Kippur at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2026.

Inheriting moral instincts: How choices become a legacy – opinion

Israelis hold a solidarity rally for American Jews due to a wave of antisemitic attacks in the US.

Zionist education must teach students to understand, not fear, Zionism - opinion

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman

Majority believe Israel should help Saudis against Houthis as Likud continues downward trend - poll


Majority of American Christians believe Israel's right to biblical borders, survey finds

Overall, the survey, conducted by SurveyUSA revealed a strong alignment of religious beliefs with support for Israel among American Christians, particularly among evangelicals.

Christian students at March for Israel rally in Washington, D.C. on November 14, 2023.

The perversion of religious Zionism - opinion

The party that calls itself Religious Zionism not only doesn’t think of land for peace, it thinks of land for war. The hostages are expendable for the hallucination of Jewish settlements in Gaza.

 HOUSING MINISTER Yitzhak Goldknopf, United Torah Judaism’s leader, in the Knesset last month. He turned to his Jewish heritage and instincts regarding the plight of the hostages, notes the writer.

Halachic State vs Caliphate: How do Jewish extremists differ from Islamist extremists? - opinion

Each fundamentalist movement presents to its followers a vision of a state of religious law between the river Jordan and the sea - a Halachic State or an Islamic Caliphate.

A scene from the documentary series The Jewish Underground,

Protest leader: 'Netanyahu built Hamas, Sinwar doesn't want elections'

Huge protests outside the Knesset on Sunday called for elections. A protest leader told 103FM that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu built Hamas.

 Protestors demonstrating for the return of the hostages in Jerusalem, April 3, 2024.

Some religious-Zionists see Gaza as a holy war

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.

 ISRAELIS MARCH near the southern town of Sderot, near the northern Gaza Strip as they take part in the Harel march in support of re-settling the Gaza Strip, on February 29.

Jerusalem municipal elections: Who won? What happens next?

Jerusalem barely turned out to the polls for the municipal elections. What happens next?

 Jerusalemites cast their ballots for the 2024 municipal elections, on February 27, 2024.

Rest of Israel's population cannot be ultra-Orthodox's flak jackets regarding IDF service - opinion

Until now, the discussion on recruiting the ultra-Orthodox centered on the question of “equal burden sharing.” This is an even more significant value today.

 PROTESTERS AT a demonstration in Jerusalem on Monday call for the enlistment of haredim into the military. The placards carry such slogans as ‘Equal service for all.’

Rabbi Haim Pear: The Anglo Jerusalemite fighting municipal inefficiency

Jerusalemite of the Week: Ahead of the municipal elections, In Jerusalem sat with Rabbi Pear to discuss his entry into politics, as well as what he hopes to advance on the city council.

 Rabbi Haim Pear, founder of Shir Hadash.

The great divide of Jewish thought on the essence of Zionism - opinion

To satisfy the needs of those who require rabbinic guidelines, Israel urgently needs interpreters between the Jewish approaches.

 HOUSING MINISTER Yitzchak Goldknopf of United Torah Judaism, and Tourism Minister Haim Katz of Likud were among those attending the Victory Conference in Jerusalem, last week.

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