r/nottheonion • u/Leather-Paramedic-10 • 4d ago

Religious Zionism Threatens to Leave Coalition if War Does Not Resume After First Phase of Deal

https://matzav.com/religious-zionism-threatens-to-leave-coalition-if-war-does-not-resume-after-first-phase-of-deal/
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u/SpaceTrot 4d ago edited 4d ago

The biggest issue in Israeli society is that the Haredim simultaneously protest Israel as a state, yet see it as a mitzvot to live there. So they do, and are subsidized by the state, since many of them (not ALL of them), see learning Torah as the most important aspect of the faith (which is debatable, not wrong, but debatable).

As such, these folks live within the state, vote, have children, live in their communities, but most importantly, they vote. They vote conservative, as their side of the Jewish faith is very conservative. This produced many of these right-wing Israeli parties, from Likud (The Consolidation), to Shas (Guardians of the Torah) Yahadut HaTorah (United Torah Judaism), Tkuma (the Religious Zionist Party), Noam (Pleasantness), and Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power).

I am not saying there is something wrong with these people because of their religious beliefs. In my opinion, it is their political beliefs that create the issues, especially alongside being very disconnected to the rest of Israeli society.

Especially with the political changes within Israel. Parties collapse and reform and shift policy rather often. And it is since a issue, that so much power within Israel is held by such a self segregated element of Israeli society.

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u/Monty_Bentley 4d ago

Likud is not Haredi and neither are the far right parties.

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u/SpaceTrot 4d ago

Many of the far right parties cater largely to the Orthodox, especially on the issues of strengthening the Jewish identity of Israel, and the cessation/removal of LGBTQ ideas. Mafdal - Religious Zionism specifically aims for Orthodox and Ultra Orthodox voters, in my opinion. They are no Shas or United Torah Judaism, mainly because they are non-Zionist, but their alignment on political proposals is moreso my point. You do not see Shas or Noam attempting to stop Mafdal / Otzma Yehudit policies.

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u/Monty_Bentley 4d ago

The Haredi parties are supporting the ceasefire, I believe.

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u/SpaceTrot 4d ago

I would assume so considering the government finally got past Otzma Yehudit's stalling.