Religious Zionists

Laundering human capital: The reckless amnesty bills and their debasement of the Torah - opinion

Under the guise of concern for the world of Torah, two bills are on the table: the Basic Law: Torah Study on the one side, and the Law of Exemption from Arrests on the other. 

Haredi anti-draft protesters block Highway 4 near Bnei Brak denouncing the detention of a draft dodger, February 9, 2026.
 NETZAH YEHUDA soldiers at the dedication of a Torah scroll at the Erez Crossing.

The enduring value of Zionism - opinion

FIREFIGHTERS AND Palestinians extinguish a fire in agricultural fields near the town of Huwara in the West Bank, after an alleged attack by Israeli settlers.

Jews must stop letting this one mitzvah fuel fanaticism - opinion

Ayelet Shaked attends the Tel Aviv conference, at Tel Aviv University on May 7, 2025.

Edelstein, Shaked approached about party targeting dissatisfied right-wing, modern Orthodox voters


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.

Letters to the Editor, January 1, 2024: Fundraising promotion

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Why are so many of Israel's fallen soldiers from religious Zionist camp? - editorial

Of the 11 IDF soldiers who fell in Gaza from Monday through Wednesday, eight came from the religious Zionist camp.

 An Israeli soldier with a prayer shawl seen during a morning prayer near his tank near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 25, 2023

Remembering David Ellenson, a Reform rabbi and Religious Zionist - opinion

The Reform world and the entire Jewish world are robbed ideologically because our friend, teacher, mentor, trailblazer, Rabbi David Ellenson, won’t be with us to make the old-new paradigms we need.

 RABBI DAVID ELLENSON understood how central Israel is to modern Jewish identity, says the writer.