The Religious Right in the State of Israel

In: The annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Band 483, Heft 1, S. 84-92

Abstract

The modern Jewish quest for a homeland arose in the nineteenth century in Europe. From the beginning there was tension between a secular nationalism and a more religiously based one. Religious fundamentalism is a political factor today in Israel, as elsewhere in the Middle East. Governments in this region would best avoid their overthrow at the hands of religious fundamentalists by working together.