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


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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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.

Religious Zionist rabbis, anti-judicial reform protest leaders meet to talk unity

National Unity Party MK Matan Kahana initiated and organized the meeting between religious Zionist leaders and protest leaders.

 Religious Zionist rabbis meet with Brothers in Arms activists. December 3, 2023

'Frayed': Is religious Zionism splitting apart? - review

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.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett informs the country that he will not seek reelection, at a 2022 press conference at the Knesset.

When solidarity was lost on the most important day of the Jewish year - opinion

The hurt felt by the broad section of the Israeli public that is moderately traditional may have serious consequences for the struggle against the government’s judicial overhaul.

 WE WOULD all have benefited from a different approach that left Yom Kippur outside the struggle, says the writer.

'They don't recognize our right to exist': Protesters attack religious Zionist rabbi

Rabbi Yigal Levinstein was attacked by protesters in Tel Aviv, sparking criticism from multiple politicians, including some who compared it to Kristallnacht.

 Rabbi Yigal Levinstein is seen being escorted by police as he is surrounded by protesters, in Tel Aviv, on September 19, 2023.

There is more than one religious Zionism - opinion

The implication that The Religious Zionist Party represents all religious Zionists, as well as religious Zionism, is patently untrue. Rather, they hijacked it.

 FINANCE MINISTER Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the Religious Zionist Party, addresses a pre-Rosh Hashanah party event, in Jerusalem last week.

Smotrich to Hayut: 'You dare to invalidate a Basic Law, the responsibility is yours'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich spoke at the right-wing pro-judicial reform demonstration in Jerusalem on Thursday night.

 Finance Minster Bezalel Smotrich speaks at a pro-reform rally in Jerusalem, September 7, 2023.