Religious Zionists

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.
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How orthodoxy is redefining modern Zionism - opinion

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

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

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

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


Have religious Israeli Jews given up on Israel's secular society? - opinion

At the heart of the crisis plaguing Israel lies the age-old divide between religious and secular Israel.

 DO WE still share a common narrative?

Hundreds set to gather for first World Orthodox Israel Congress

The three-day Congress, to be held in Jerusalem on April 26-28, will feature presentations and meetings from many of the leading figures in contemporary Orthodox Jewry.

 World Mizrachi members visit Vilnius for the 120-year anniversary of the birth of the religious Zionist movement.

Racist video produced by Jerusalem high school girls faces backlash

The video was titled "If the School was Mizrahi" and shows racist comparisons of Ashkenazi and Mizrahi people.

 Girls at Ulpanat Horev wear blackface in racist video.

Senior religious Zionist Rabbi: Rift in Judaism, Israel is dangerous

In an interview with The Jerusalem Post, Rabbi David Stav stated that Religious Zionism became a cause for separation rather than a bridge "as it used to be."

Le Rav David Stav

Thousands march to Evyatar outpost amid wave of terror attacks

Itamar Ben-Gvir: "We do not surrender to terrorism, not in Evyatar, not in Tel Aviv. We are here in order to say the people of Israel are strong. We are here and will stay here."

 Israeli Jews are seen marching to the Evyatar outspot, near the West Bank city of Nablus, during the Passover holiday, on April 10, 2023.

Joseph B. Soloveitchik: Remembering 'the Rav' on his 30th yahrzeit

Memories of a giant: Personal perspectives upon the 30th yahrzeit of ‘the Rav’

 Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik at the writer's 1985 wedding

MK Avi Maoz: Blood shortages caused by removing 'mother, father' from donor forms

The far-right MK alleged that changing blood donation forms to say parent one and parent two instead of mother and father was the reason for the blood donation crisis.

 Noam head Avi Maoz speaks during a function meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 30, 2023.

IDF dismantles Religious Zionists MK's 'office' set up in Evyatar

The field office was a preparatory measure for the settler rally scheduled to take place in Evyatar on Thursday afternoon.

 Religious Zionist Party MK Zvi Sukkot joins settlers to reestablish the Evyatar outpost, on February 27, 2023.

Israel must return to its Zionist roots to move forward - opinion

I know that the only way back to the right path is to return to our roots, our Zionist fundamentals.

 THE WRITER addresses a right-wing-led protest against the government, in Jerusalem, on Saturday night.

What is Orit Struck's Settlement and National Missions Ministry? - explainer

The ministry will have three branches focusing on settlement issues, Jewish identity and society and pre-military preparatory schools (mechina) and National Service.

 MK Orit Struk attends a protest against the demolition of structures in the illegal outpost of Homesh, outside the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem on January 9, 2022.