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November 9, 2022

Israel’s “First Religious Government” Presents New Opportunities, and Heightened Responsibilities

Ḥaredim can rise to the moment.

Last year’s Israeli election gave the country its first religious prime minister, Naftali Bennett. And although the most recent election has returned Bennett’s rival—the secular Benjamin Netanyahu—to power, it has also ushered in the country’s most religious government to date. In the current Knesset, 32 seats went to Jewish religious parties, all of which are expected to be part of the ruling coalition; another five seats went to the Islamic Ra’am party. Eliyahu Levi considers what this means for the Jewish state, and for its ḥaredi community, of which he is a part:

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November 9, 2022

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    Jerusalem should press for the expulsion of Hamas.

  2. Israel’s “First Religious Government” Presents New Opportunities, and Heightened Responsibilities

    Ḥaredim can rise to the moment.

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  4. The Rich Past, and Promising Future, of the Middle East’s Date

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  5. Three Centuries Ago, Jewish Gravestones Were Used to Repair a Historic Landmark. In the 1960s, They Were Desecrated a Second Time

    The columns of Ferrara.