The Haredi parties have tried to approach the state as an instrument to securing sort of traditional Jewish life. For the religious Zionist, the fact that the state was founded within the land means that it is a proof that the dawning of redemption is at hand. A big part of the reason for the popularity of the religious Zionist party and Jewish power has to do with May 2021.
Featuring Edo Konrad and Joshua Leifer on how Zionism's long-running contradictions led to the current political crisis in Israel.
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