Religious Zionist

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Jonathan S. TobinMarch 25, 2021
Enough with the hypocrisy over Knesset outliers
A Kahane disciple won a seat, but so did a Reform rabbi and Islamists. Like America’s Congress, the Jewish state’s parliament is more diverse than most of us would like.
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Post-Israeli elections, US Jewish groups blast inclusion of Religious Zionist Party
March 25, 2021
The American Jewish Committee expressed concern “about those on the other end of the political spectrum who deny Israel's very right to exist, even as they are elected via Israel's democratic system, and embrace such terror groups as Hamas.”
Illustration from a polling station in Jerusalem, as Israelis vote in their general elections, on March 23, 2021. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
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Religious Zionist Party head: Coalition with Ra’am Party ‘not happening’
Ariel KahanaIsrael HayomMarch 25, 2021
“Proponents of terrorism who deny Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state are not legitimate partners in any government,” says Betzalel Smotrich.
Religious Zionist Party head Bezalel Smotrich at party headquarters in Modi'in, on election night, March 23, 2021. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.
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Religious Zionist Party celebrates Israeli exit polls
Hanan GreenwoodIsrael HayomMarch 24, 2021
The party is projected to garner six or seven Knesset seats, making it indispensable in any right-wing government. 
Head of the Religious Zionist Party Bezalel Smotrich and activists celebrate at party headquarters in Modi’in on election night, March 23, 2021. Photo by Sraya Diamant/Flash90.
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Trump’s plan the ‘best deal’ Israel’s right will ever get, says US official
Ariel KahanaIsrael KahanaJanuary 28, 2020
Senior religious Zionist rabbis that penned a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning of the dangers of the Trump peace plan are “squandering the moment.”
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Jan. 27, 2020, upon his arrival to the White House. Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.
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Two young couples set to revive Jewish life and Israeli culture in Berlin
Orit ArfaJuly 23, 2018
Religious Zionists have built their homes in Germany's capital, where Jews of all backgrounds can connect with their roots, and feel a sense of family and belonging.
Netanel and Tehila Darmon. Credit: Courtesy.
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