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.

|ByMOSHE COHEN
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

The very ethos of Religious Zionism is integration: to bridge the sacred and the worldly, and to play an integral role in building the State of Israel.

|ByELAD CAPLAN
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

The church leaders were alleged to have recruited new members to pray for Israel’s victory in the war against Tehran.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
RABBI JOSEPH DWECK teaches at The Habura.

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

Zionism is too often framed as a late 19th-century Eastern and Central European, largely secular movement, born in response to modern nationalism and antisemitism.

|ByASHLEY PERRY PEREZ

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."

APRIL 13, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
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."

APRIL 10, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
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’

APRIL 7, 2023ByKENNETH BRANDER
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.

MARCH 14, 2023BySHIRA SILKOFF
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.

MARCH 2, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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.

FEBRUARY 20, 2023ByYOAZ HENDEL
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.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
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.

Orthodox Israeli reporter comes out of the closet

Cherki, 30, comes from a Religious Zionist background. His father is a well-known religious leader, Rabbi Oury Amos Cherki. 

FEBRUARY 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
N12 religious affairs reporter Yair Cherki.

IDF, Islamic Jihad clash in Nablus as MK visits Joseph's Tomb

Joseph's Tomb is a holy site in Nablus in the West Bank that visitors often visit to reinvigorate their spiritual strength. It is also frequently a place of conflict.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByTZVI JOFFRE
Incoming MK Zvi Sukkot and Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan at Joseph's Tomb

What do Israel's religious Zionists think of Netanyahu's government? - survey

The poll was intended to analyze the views and opinions of the religious-Zionist community in Israel.

JANUARY 30, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
MK Avi Maoz attends an Arrangements Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 21, 2021.