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March 7, 2024POLITICS AND RELIGION JOURNALOpen Access

A Word from the Guest Editor: Politics and Religion in Israel

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YPYoav PeledTel Aviv University

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Implication

Historical analysis reveals persistent reliance of Zionism on Jewish religious symbols in Israel, highlighting the disproportionate political influence granted to Orthodox parties.

Key Points

  • Zionism maintained an inescapable reliance on Judaism to establish national identity, granting orthodox political parties disproportionate influence in Israel.
  • Historical evidence shows early reliance on sacred symbols, including designating immigration as aliyah and adopting Hebrew across the pre-statehood yishuv.
  • Historical analysis underscores how traditional cultural constructs defined statehood, entrenching religious authority despite secular revolutionary rhetoric.

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Yoav Peled (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e75573b6db6435876cda65https://doi.org/10.54561/prj1801015p
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