Religious Zionists

Likud, Netanyahu dropping in public eyes amid Iran war, contentious legislation - poll

This is Likud’s lowest figure since August 2025, when it received 21 seats in a Maariv poll. However, the coalition bloc maintained its strength from last week at 50 seats.

A LIKUD supporter waves the party’s flag at a gathering, a show of grassroots loyalty which has long defined the movement, even as critics say its primaries have reshaped, and at times distorted, who rises within its ranks.
Ultra orthodox jewish men protest against the jailing of yeshiva students who failed to comply with an army recruitment order, at the home of Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg in the settlement of Alon Shvut, June 3, 2026.

The rabbis attacking Israel’s courts are attacking Religious Zionism - opinion

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.

Iran claims to destroy ‘Zionist Christian sect’ in Yazd province

RABBI JOSEPH DWECK teaches at The Habura.

'The Restoration of Israel': Recovering a forgotten Sephardi Zionist voice - review


Yosef Blau, author of Orthodox rabbis’ letter calling out Israel, responds to critics - interview

Rabbi Yosef Blau urges moral clarity in Israel’s response to Gaza, advocating for responsibility in addressing hunger and violence, despite critics within Orthodox circles.

Rabbi Yosef Blau, former spiritual adviser at Yeshiva University, addresses members of Smol Emuni, an organization of liberal observant Jews, in a video shown at their conference in March, 2025.

It began in Neveh Dekalim: How the Gaza Disengagement led to judicial reform

For Religious Zionists, who link Torah, people, and land, the state’s bulldozers felt like a theological betrayal.

A GIRL is evacuated from Neveh Dekalim, Aug. 2005.

Torah with social responsibility: Choosing action over exemption - opinion

When it comes to the army enlistment crisis, ultra-Orthodox leaders show a detached interpretation of Torah that distances it from practical life.

 IN OCTOBER 2023, after he began reserve duty in Gaza following the Hamas attack, the writer comes to the Knesset in uniform and addresses the plenum. After his appearance, he returned to his military service.

A global microphone for Israel’s voices: Inside the work of World Emunah

Meira Lerner, director of World Emunah, elaborated on the organization’s unique position: “We are the Religious Zionist voice for the Jewish people in the Zionist Congress.”

 From left: World Emunah Director Meira Lerner; CEO of British Emunah Julia Kay; World Emunah President Tema Klausner; and Ebay Administrator at British Emunah Wendy Jackson

'Articles of Faith': Faithful to tradition, open to complexity - book review

A recurring theme in Articles of Faith is the delicate balance between upholding rabbinic authority while acknowledging the realities of a post-modern, digitally saturated world.

 Learning in Jerusalem’s Midreshet Lindenbaum, 2018

Smotrich, Strock expected to demand Gaza escalation at security cabinet meeting

The political leadership - including the prime minister, defense minister, and chief of staff - prefers to exhaust efforts toward a hostage deal.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich speaks in the Knesset plenum, in Jerusalem, March 25, 2025

Newly formed 'Conservative Party' vows to transform Israeli political landscape

Italian-born entrepreneur Jonathan Pacifici has launched a new Conservative Party in Israel, calling for political reform and a fresh alternative after October 7.

 The Knesset building, home of Israel's legislature, in Jerusalem, on November 14, 2022 (Illustrative).

World Emunah Women’s Leadership in Israel conference inspires a new generation

Celebrating 90 years of Emunah and advancing women’s leadership in Israel.

 Director Meira Lerner: 'Our voices are a huge part of what needs to encompass community life.'

Wisdom of the past, energy of the future: Emunah Women celebrates 90 years

With branches all over the world, Emunah Women provides social programs and funding for many Israeli women and children throughout the Jewish state. 

 At Emunah's 90th anniversary event, a portrait of Sarah Herzog, grandmother of Israel’s President Isaac Herzog, is presented to him by chairperson Yifat Sela and Dina Hahn, chairperson of the board of directors, Emunah Women.

53% of national religious public feels they are not properly represented in Knesset, survey reveals

A new study conducted by the Lazar Research Institute shows a new perspective on the division of opinion in the religious and ultra-Orthodox community in Israel.

 Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir.