Talk:Haredim and Zionism

Sephardic Haredim and "Real Zionists"
There is clearly a disagreement here about Sephardic Haredim. First of all, I have removed the following sentence:


 * "In contrast to real Zionist parties, Shas has expressed a willingness to agree to land-for-peace negotiations, and former Shas chairman Aryeh Deri was highly praised by Palestinian negotiators."

As I have already said, Zionist parties such as Meretz, Kadima, Avoda, and now, under Benjamin Netanyahu, the Likud, have all advocated the principle of land for peace. To argue that "real Zionists" do not support land for peace is absurd. It is also clearly NPOV since it makes a determination about who is a "real" Zionist and who is a "fake" Zionist which, with all due respect Piz, you are neither qualified nor permitted to make. Please stop reverting to this nonsensical statement.

Secondly, I have once again restroed the section about Rav Ovaida's position on Hallel on Yom Ha'atzmaut. The quote which you sourced from Yabia Omer specifically says (emphasis added):


 * Yabia Omer, part 6: ""כיוצא בזה ראיתי בשו``ת ישכיל עבדי ח``ו (או``ח סי` י אות ז) שג``כ העלה שאין לגמור ההלל בתוך תפלת יום העצמאות אפי` בלא ברכה, מפני שעדיין אויבינו קמים עלינו לכלותינו, ואין לך יום שאין קללתו מרובה מחבירו, ועונותינו הטו אלה, כי היצר הצורר בעוכרינו להסית את ישראל מדרכי ה` וכו`, ומכיון שאין כאן אלא אתחלתא דגאולה, ואינה גאולה שלמה לכל עם ישראל, לכן אין לתקן לומר הלל גמור בתוך התפלה אפי` בלי ברכה, ורק אפשר לומר מזמורי ההלל לאחר סיום התפלה, בלי ברכה, כי פשוט שאין לנו להכנס בספק ברכה לבטלה. עכ``ד".

The parts in bold say: "One should not say a full Hallel in the tfila, even without a blessing", and, "One may say Hallel after the end of the tfila, without a blessing." So please stop saying that Rav Yosef "opposes" saying Hallel - that is not a proposition born out by the source which you cite.Sstr (talk) 03:54, 4 October 2009 (UTC)

Most Hareidim still don't support Zionism nor its state
I deleted all references that ger vizhnits or any other hareidi support Zionism because they join the Keneset, this is a false POV by very extreme elements who make this accusation unjustly on all those groups they are opposed to Zionism and its state, but they also vote to get money for the Torah institutions but not at all saying that the Zionists are good this is a lie. Please don't revert it without any source.--יודל 00:02, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Sefardim
We need to fix the sephardim section - add Yaakov Hillel (a famous Sefardi anti-Zionist), as well as lbcl"c the Baba Sali, and the Sephardi Eida Chareidis. Also, the school (something Yoel) - the sephardi school that doesn't take any money from the govmt. Why does the article say no sephardi opposition. Also, Ovadia Yosef used to be a big kanoi; maybe this should be mentioned? Lobbuss 10:06, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * the word opposition means something more active or voicefull not just an opinion, i think they are not more opposing in this then vizhnits ger and all other hareidim unless u can find sources.--יודל 11:42, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * The jpost blog article was simply false, as many of the responders to it said. The writer was totally ignorant and simply IGNORED the entire Sefardi opposition to Zionism. That's the Zionist way of handling criticism: simply deny that the criticism exists. You have vandalized my previous version. Please stop doing that. --Eidah 13:43, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Yossiea: Hardal
They used to be plain Mizrachi guys with little kippot, shirts and sandals, and the girls wearing short sleeves and nude lower legs. That's pretty much the definition of Modern Orthodox. And are you really going to claim that they are no longer Religious Zionists?! They don't believe in Religious Zionism any more?! --Eidah 13:43, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * They are not MO's. MO's is mostly an American thing. In Israel, the RZ are not neccesarily MO's. In addition, the fact that they are Chardalim show that they're not MO, but Charedi in hashkafah. I would venture to say that they are primarily from the RZ camp, but also from the growing camp of American olim who don't fit into the pure Charedi mold. Yossiea (talk) 13:46, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * That's what I am saying - they USED TO BE modern orthodox. Israeli RZ *is* Modern-Orthodox. Machon Meir, Merkaz HaRav etc, IS modern-orthodox. If the women there wear short sleeves and skirts barely covering the knees, the guys wear plain t-shirts and sandals and shorts and small kippot, then that is called modern-orthodox and that is not by any standards 'Haredi'. What I am saying is that they USED TO BE like that, and they left that, and started becoming stricter in these things: dress, and other things such as shabbat observance and kashrut and general halachic things. You fail to understand that America/the OU does not have the copyright to the term 'modern orthodox' - Israel has 'modern orthodoxy' also, and the vast majority of the settlement movement still falls under that category. --Eidah 13:49, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I understand what you're saying, but you are incorrect. RZ and MO ARE NOT ONE AND THE SAME. Some MO's are RZ, some MO's are not RZ's. Some RZ's are MO and some RZ's are not MO. Dress is irrelevant. Again, they're chardalim because that's how they identify. They are from the RZ camp, not the MO camp. There is no MO camp. There are Charedim, Chassidim, Litvaks and RZ. MO doesn't really fit in. Yossiea (talk) 13:52, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I agree with Eida on this one, MO they were before becoming Hardel, nothink has changed in regards to their Zionism beliefs. Most religious Zionists are in the category of the American modern orthodox, modern orthodox has nothing to do with America its simply a term described of orthedox jews who a'rnt Hariedim. So Yosias edits are false uncalled and simply out of line to revert it from MO to RZ, please stop doing it--יודל 15:07, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Yidisheryid's edits
Yidisheryid: we have previously had big wars about this here. We came to the conclusion that the best thing to do would be to divide the section about Haredi groups in 1 section about those groups which typically adopt a pragmatically supportive stance vis-a-vis the state (such as Ger, Belz, the Litvaks, Klausenburg, Chabad), and those groups which typically adopt a negative, opposing stance vis-a-vis the state (such as Satmar, Dushinsky, Neturei Karta, and organizations such as the Edah and the CRC). Could you explain exactly why you keep completely destroying this division? Further: Dushinsky is a separate group, just as Satmar is a separate group. Further: the CRC is not a subdivision of Satmar. Yossiea, I ask you also to look at this and thus to revert the order of the groups to my previous version, which was made in consensus and which 'Yidisheryid' keeps messing up. --Eidah 13:43, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Dear eida, i have no issue on the sections just a few chabad i can see in devided but al other Hasidim cannot be divided because they are the same opinion towards Zionism, crc isn't even a different group they are just a rabbinic organisation controlled and comprised mainly by satmar so i would not give it a separate header, we cannot make sections for a the satmar rabbis and organizations that have been expressing somewhere sometime a statement about this issue why make so much headers to inflate your cause please consider that their are other people here reading this who will get the false picture that satmar is huge and bigger and more then others which isn't true let all stamar ideas and statement be under their respective section. i agree that Eidaa groupd should not be part of satmar since they are a organizing organization of all those jerusalem groups, dushinsky included, which are indeed opposed to Zionism, why make dushinsky extra group? are they not just like Toldos ahron and other eidanikas?! and stop using the word consensus as if i am not part in this process, everybody can revert minor thinks without talk pages until somebody explains why its not a minor edit which u only now did and i successfully answered--יודל 15:20, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I have warned him and submitted his name to the admins for 3RR and edit warring. Let's hope he stops. Which one has the order of Chassidim? Yossiea (talk) 13:48, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Check the way it was *before* he started messing things up. We had a list of "groups that typically support the State of Israel" (such as the Litvishe, Ger, Belz, Chabad) and list of "groups that typically oppose the State of Israel" (such as Satmar). That was the consensus we had. Now look at the way things are! It's a huge MESS now! --Eidah 13:51, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I beg u not to just revert al my edits to that Inst because that list was slanderous unsourced POV, they do not support any form of Zionism. it is an opinion and i agree some satmars are by this opinion, but don't write it down as fact, u can write that the satmars look at them as supportive of Zionism but not as given fact that they are indeed which they are not, i dont have sources that they aren't, but i may and i am obligated to erase those accusations even though most users want it inside.--יודל 15:25, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I'll have to check the dozens of edits he messed up. I'll see if I can find something. Yossiea (talk) 13:53, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Just check the last edit from before the hurricane hit. --Eidah 13:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * :), I think I found a good one. I found one of your edits and put in the Chassidim section. You might want to visit the admin board and see YY's section there and comment if neccesary. Yossiea (talk) 13:59, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. This seems fine. Now I'm off in 20 minutes, back on Monday (no internet at home!). Let's let things rest for a while and take a step back, take a deep breath, enjoy our shabbos meals and next week we'll all be happy and cooperate and turn this into an even better article, and Hakudesh burich hi will send us mushiach tzidkeini, bimheiru veyumeini, UMEIN. ;) --Eidah 14:09, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Edit war
The page has been protected for three days. Please use this time to discuss changes to the article and come up with a compromise, rather than fighting back and forth. You are all rational people, and I am sure a solution everyone can accept can be arrived at. See Edit war and Resolving disputes.

The protection will expire in three days; when it expires, the edit warring starts again, people will start to be blocked, and the page protected for longer periods. Neil  ム  14:01, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Dear Neil, u protected this page with a pov version but since u r not Jewish u don't have the knowledge to say which one was the POV version, i ask u to revert it to yesterdays version, so not to be a hand unknowingly to slanderous accusations. thanks--יודל 15:29, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * FYI, I will only be online again on Monday morning (Zionist time). --Eidah 14:07, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * We have a solution everyone accepted. We had a discussion weeks ago and we reached a consensus. The article as it stands now is based upon the consensus. YY's edits are breaking that consensus with his edits that don't make any sense. Yossiea (talk) 14:11, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Correct. We need to move on from here. I think the way it looks now is fine. Though the section about 'newspapers' needs some work, but we'll see about that next week, iy'h. --Eidah 14:13, 31 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Yossiea, as YY is clearly not in agreement, then it can't be a consensus that everyone presently accepts. Try and discuss things with him over the next few days. If, when the article is unprotected, he still is unwilling to engage with his fellow editors and discuss controversial edits, instead edit warring over the article, his editing privileges will be revoked for longer and longer periods. Neil   ム  14:15, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Yossiea (talk) 14:20, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

Hardal
As per Wiki's article itself, RZ is not the same as MO. Religious_Zionism so stop reverting. This is a talk page, we use it to talk about changes before we make the changes. Try it out. Yossiea (talk) 14:03, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Yossiea, at this point I am unsure how your actions are any different from those of Yasheryid. You are both edit warring, and at least he is offering explanation for his edits using edit summaries.  You, on the other hand, are simply rolling back his edits with no explanation other than "discuss on the talk page" (and, worse, describing them as "vandalism" when they clearly are not).  Please explain on this talk page just why the entirety of his edits are unacceptable to you.  Neil   ム  14:30, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * This article was heavily edited before and protected as well. We came to a consensus using the talk page and the article is pretty much "final." His edits are extremely controversial and he is not discussing it beforehand. All I am doing is reverting to a prior acceptable edit and telling him to discuss his changed on the talk page. This is a fairly large talk page and many things were discussed. He is not interested in discussions, he is interested in pushing his POV across. Yossiea (talk) 14:34, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * my edits are only controversial in your single issue of Hardel which was addressed by me and user Eida, unfortunately he is blocked now but u were clearly in the minority on this point, on the other disgreements i have spoken here above to the respective users and sections please don't try to block this article.--יודל 14:43, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Have you read the Wiki article? RZ is not the same as MO. I'm not sure why you keep editing it to something that is clearly not true. Yossiea (talk) 14:46, 4 September 2007 (UTC) (Besides the fact that the way it is written now is the best of both worlds. I'm not sure why you see the need to edit it.)
 * Furthermore, he keeps claiming that he does utilize the talk page. I haven't really seen that. Have you? Not only that, his constant editing to call Hardal MO is not true, as the Wiki article on RZ clearly points out. Yossiea (talk) 14:39, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't believe in bringing links from the same page, from one section to the other, to proof something in the bottom that was proven in the top of the page, references and footnotes should be only be reserved for side or outside points. You only are lying here to manipulate a lazy sysop should block the article as if there is no talk on talk page! Look up in all the privies sections and see how i answer u and u ignore them. please don't fool sysops who don't read before they block like u did on Friday to me, but fool me once fool me twice and the joke is on u.--יודל 14:48, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't know what you're saying. Yossiea (talk) 14:49, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Groups which are generally supportive of the State of Israel
The section headed "Groups which are generally supportive of the State of Israel" starts with Ger and Belz. Later on the article says that Hamodia publishes articles attacking Zionism. Since Hamodia is a Gerrer-controlled paper, this is inconsistent. An earlier section lists Chazon Ish et al as "opposed to the State of Israel" notwithstanding that these same Litvishe leaders approved of voitng in Israeli elections. The article needs to distinguish voting and participation in the democratic process, on the one hand, from support for Zionism, on the other. The two are not synonymous. --Redaktor 14:46, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't believe its proper to have a section titled like this either Belz is only supportive of Zionism when u ask satmars.--יודל 14:50, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm afraid you are missing the concept. You are assuming that Haredim are not capable of naunce. One can be supportive of the state and still continue the old hundred-year-old argument. Rabbi Porush z"l, the leader of Agudah, did in fact come close to calling Agudah Zionist. In Conversations with the Rebbe, he indicates that he has trouble with Oslo, but that he only has one MK.Mzk1 (talk) 20:43, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

The Wrong Version
Yudel, Yiddisher, I am not going to comment on who is correct and who is not here, but I suggest you start discussing this anew, sans the David/Eidah issue. Iz chutsch Elul zman, and perhaps with the yamim noraim fast approaching, you both can approach this issue in the spirit of arevus. Remember, Kol Machlokes Shelo L'Shaym Shomayim, ayn sofo L'hiskayem!

In a nutshell (for the non-Yiddish/Talumd Aramaic speakers) please approach this issue in good faith, and I suggest anew, and work out your differences on talk.

To facilitate the above, I have locked the page for a week to help focus on discussion and not edit warring, and I will clean up the talk page for that purpose as well. -- Avi 15:02, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Thanks i hope by then the blocked user will already have established his status here and we will be able to talk without any insults. Also please do not forget to remove this slanderous POV as the above section points out as if Belz or other Hasidim sopport Zionism. thanks--יודל 15:07, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Just for the record because you don't seem to get it, I'm not Daniel. I've actually reported him several times for suckpuppetry in the past. You are more than welcome to edit here but please discuss things first on the talk page. Be prepared to back your statements up. Yossiea (talk) 15:11, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Step one, rabosai, is to attempt to talk about the article and not each other. יודל, if you believe, and have evidence, that Yossi is Daniel, then you should report the issue on Suspected sock puppets. Otherwise, it is improper harrasment to make unsubstantiated claims about another editor, and I will not even begin to bring in the Lashon Hara and Rechilus elements thereof. So both of y'all, please comport yourself with the dignity and class I am sure you both are capable of. Thank you. -- Avi 15:34, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I have proof to this but since one name is already blocked i will not go ahead and make my case because i do not want him blocked on this name and on any other names. Case closed, i am stopping to accuse him of any think which is not pertaining from now on, after all he got me blocked so u can understand my pain, but i forgave him and i forgot. Now can u start to erase the Slanderous POV against Belz and all other Hasidim. Or i should turn to other sysops to try this?--יודל 15:39, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * 1) I'm not Daniel. I would love to see your "proofs." 2) You obvioulsy have no idea how Wiki works if you think that people are just going to remove "the slanderous POV about Belz" just because you request it. Wiki works on RS, NPOV, etc. Please try to keep that in mind. Yossiea (talk) 16:11, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Listen i may be newer then u here but i learn the tricks very fast. Here and i am asking u not to belittle me as if only u know how wiki works last time i checked, any assertions about living people must be sourced i don't have to challenge it with sources once i or some future user can challenge a assertion that it negatively affects its subject matter in real life, it has no place in wikipedia without a source. I ask again of user Avi to erase this, i don't even think i have to mention that this was approved by Eida Pichus and lastly user redkover what ever his name in the one above comment about belz.--יודל 16:21, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

OK, carrot does not seem to be working. Let's try stick. Rabosai, continued personal attacks will result in a temporary suspension of wikipedia editing privileges to protect the integrity of the project. In other words, please stop attacking each other and get down to discussing the article. A Ksiva V'Chasima Tova and a gut gebentched yar to you both, now please get on and act like mentchen. Y'yasher Kochachem, V'chol tuv (in other words, thank you). -- Avi 16:15, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Avi if u don't have patience to Look and read my comments how i answer u then stop saying that i don't talk. be quite and come back when u have time to read, nobody is in a rush here. although i would ask u a 6th time please erase the slanderous piece about Hasidim supporting Zionists, its unsourced and u as a sysop should know better then not reverting to such a version, by now i wsil not asking u anymore this think i have stated alerting other sysops about your unheard off conduct, please don't make this into a bigger struggle because your record will be tarnished by this ignoring my plights, and daring to say that i am silent.--יודל 16:41, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

I do not believe that the paragraphs (regarding Ger and Belz), as currently constituted, are defamatory. However, I agree with you that it is unsupported and likely original research. I will place tags to that effect in the article now, and let Yossi have a week or so to find suitable sources for the information before it gets deleted. I will start a new section below for that purpose. -- Avi 17:20, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Groups which are generally supportive of the State of Israel: Ger and Belz Hasidim
This section needs sourcing. Please find sourcing soon, or it will be removed. Thank you. -- Avi 17:20, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * While I was not the author of that section, and like many of the sections here seem to be unsourced, I will try to reason. (Firstly, it seems that YY is going against any chassidishe sect that is supposedly supportive of the State.) The main reason why I would say Ger and Belz, as written, is pragmatic in their support is that they are the largest bloc in the Agudat_Yisrael political party. Being a member of the Knesset certainly is a level of support. I'm not sure how much more is needed. It seems pretty clear cut to me. Yossiea (talk) 18:28, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


 * (In addition, and I'm not sure how we can "verify" this, but it's one of those things that are "known" to all in Israel. Certain groups are "more Zionistic" than others, and Ger and Belz falls into that category. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yossiea (talk • contribs) 14:36, September 4, 2007


 * Being a member of something does only proof that they are there to suck some community programs and influence the state away from Zionism and more into a democracy ike America, where all frum Jews and secular and Arabs r evenly. there r a lot of Arab members of the Knesset that do not support the Zionism, and Agudas Yisruel ahs one in a half members in keneset. there are sephardim arabs litvakes and many more forms of Jewish groups who do not support Zionism. this isn't a source and it has no place here as proof to call so broadly all those hasidic groups supporters of Zionism. Especially when other users have declared openly that Belz is not part of Agudah, they go every election with somebody who promises them the most money--יודל 18:40, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Yossi, while you may be correct (and I am not making a value judgment) relying on reasoning to support a point, no matter how valid, does violate the original research and/or original synthesis policies of wikipedia. If the statement cannot be directly traced to a reliable or verifiable source, it really needs to be removed, I am afraid. -- Avi 18:42, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Doesn't being a part of the government mean you are part of the government? That is why Satmar split from the Agudah and formed the Edah, they opposed the State and therefore did not want to be part of an organization that supports the state, no matter how little. They support the state, at whatever level they do, by virtue of the fact that they participate in the State. Satmar and the Edah don't participate and don't support. Furthermore, if we go ahead with deleting this then I'm afraid 90% of the article would have to be deleted. This part I think would fall under WP:CK. I think YY just has an axe to grind with anything that smacks of any chassidishe sect supporting Israel. Yossiea (talk) 18:51, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yes i do have axe to grind with them i am entitled to have a personnel opinion, but that is non of your business please stop attacking me personal here. the facts u have written is all wrong if a gere chusid joins the government to extract funds and influence it away from Zionist ideology, it proofs nothing just that he opposes Zionism with a different approach then satmar, they deal with reality and use means to bring it to a end, like the satmars who do nothing just scream and shout from rooftops they actually act and take to the polls.--יודל 19:00, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

יודל, your assertion of the thought process behind any group's joining the government is also original synthesis. While one can be part of a government while opposing it, you and Yossi both must bring sources to confirm your positions. Your personal interpretation, or his personal interpretation, is not acceptable in-and-of-itself. Both of you, please find sources or the pertinent sections will be removed. -- Avi 19:05, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Avi i beg u please stop your blatent one sided handling of the situation here when he throws insults on me u r silent or u talk to me as if i am silent here, now when i refute his reasoning that it does not proof nothing u r trying to paint me as if i tried this reasoning to make it as a source, i haven't edit this page on any reason i just say that reason is not alone enough to have this slanderous negative info, i know u already said that u think its not negative, neither do i, but don't deny some people look at it negative. This is ridicules u leave this for a week, if u will not stop making yourself as if u don't know or understand, i will take this up with u on further action until this page will be corected, please lets not go there and erase this Unsourced POV.--יודל 19:11, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Reb Yudel, I believe I am trying to treat you both evenly and fairly, in accordance with wiki policy. If you believe that I am mishandling the situation, by all means, bring it up on WP:ANI and ask for a third, fourth, or fifth opinion. -- Avi 20:08, 4 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Reb Avraham i don't give a damn u r mishandling the situation, thios is clearly your own situation there was no real edit war and u came in and decided to bock it, good for u, it is your choosing, and its not my business if u want to say over and over that i dont talk while u r cleary ying, all i ask is delete slanderous unsourced accusations. i have already emailed other sysops lets see what is their opinion. Good Luck--יודל 21:54, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Aza Lashon mittn Elul? Yudel, is this how you want to enter the yamim noraim? Rachmana L'tzlan. -- Avi 15:13, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Regardless, when you edit in wikipedia, you agree to be bound by its rules; whether you agree with the rules and/or their results. We have processes to handle disputations and interpretations of policy; none of being rude, demanding, abusive, or creating a chilul HaShem are acceptable processes. -- Avi 15:15, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Rabbi Please do mot lecture other users, u dont remind me of Elul u remind me of Uder, on one hand u agree that this is clear policy that it must be deleted. But on the other hand u give it a weak as if u r allowed to break the policy here, Please don't divert the subject like u do each and every comment of yours stop talking about Elul and about myself the issue is very clear we have unsourced line that Belz supports Zionism and it must be deleted, not after one week but after one second u r clearly against the policy here and it makes me really wonder how u r a sysop here?!.--יודל 15:22, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Ershtens, it's Adar; Uder is either the word "or" in Yiddish or a misspelled k'chal (ayin Yoreah Deah siman 90). Secondly, it is apropos: Yom KiPurim. Thirdly, you misunderstand. It is not defamatory, so it is not to be deleted posthaste. Original research and unsourced contributions are forbidden, but there is a reason we have the family of unsourced templates: because we give some time for editors to find sources, as long as the potentially incorrect and currently unsubstantiated claim is not libelous. So, I reiterate that you may wish to review and refresh your understanding of wiki policy. Lastly, you think that because this wi wikipedia that I am patur from HoChayach ToChiach? If you tell me that you will persist in acting in a way that could be perceived as a chillul af al pi kayn, then I have fulfilled my chiyuv. -- Avi 15:52, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Again u r circumventing the subject here to divert other sysops atention from the issue at hand. Please stop playing this game here. Stick to the issue if the line is considered slanderous by only one humen and can therefore be chalanged like i do already for 2 days, even if u disagree on its negative nature, it must be deleted in the spit second not prolonged with your long side points of Ellul and Adar and Kidush and chilul, For the 15'th time: Please delete it since it has no source--יודל 16:28, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Regardless of your attacks against myself and Avi I have brought evidence that Belz is somewhat supportive of the State. "have adopted a pragmatic stance of co-existence with the State of Israel." Pragmatic because they are in the Knesset, etc. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 15:52, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * U did not linked to any outside source your reasoning cannot count here for sources since i refuted them as false reasoning.--יודל 16:28, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm stepping in for the first time in a while, but, Reb Avi and Reb Yossiea are correct in their machshovos and corrections. and the adar-uder thing, some things aren't meant to be spelled phonetically, especially in the galitziner havuroh. --Shuliavrumi 01:41, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Just a quick note on Yossiea's 4 Sept. post. Its not that certain groups are more zionist, they are just fighting from within, buttering up the goverment for it to, Pardon the pun, Slip away, af al gav they aren't apparently doing much to fight the government. But,(to quote reb avi and the Mashgiach) Rabbosai, ah bissele saychel please, this is causing sinas chinam, this is causing Moshiach tzidkeinu from coming b'mheiroh b'yomeinu. Yet, from here on out we should be zoche to a gute chasima, a git gebentched yor und a shoneh d'geuloh yovo im moshiach tzidkeinu, Kayn yehi rutzon Umayn. --23:19, 23 September 2007 (UTC)   —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shaul avrom (talk • contribs)

Back on topic
Please find some sources for this section before the week is up, or it will be removed. Place sources here please. Thank you. -- Avi 01:45, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The statement in the article is that they pragmatically support the state of Israel. The source, or one of the sources, is that they are in the Knesset, are the main backers of a Knesset party, etc. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 03:46, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * That is original synthesis if it were true, and it is not necessarily true, as being a member of the government does not ipso facto (Minay u'Bey) demonstrate support of said government. Being in "opposition" is a time-honored tradition. Thus, if you cannot find a reliable and verifiable source, that section will need to be removed. -- Avi 03:54, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * While I was not the author of that section, and like many of the sections here seem to be unsourced, I will try to reason. (Firstly, it seems that YY is going against any chassidishe sect that is supposedly supportive of the State.) The main reason why I would say Ger and Belz, as written, is pragmatic in their support is that they are the largest bloc in the Agudat_Yisrael political party. Being a member of the Knesset certainly is a level of support. I'm not sure how much more is needed. It seems pretty clear cut to me. (In addition, and I'm not sure how we can "verify" this, but it's one of those things that are "known" to all in Israel. Certain groups are "more Zionistic" than others, and Ger and Belz falls into that category.Doesn't being a part of the government mean you are part of the government? That is why Satmar split from the Agudah and formed the Edah, they opposed the State and therefore did not want to be part of an organization that supports the state, no matter how little. They support the state, at whatever level they do, by virtue of the fact that they participate in the State. Satmar and the Edah don't participate and don't support. Furthermore, if we go ahead with deleting this then I'm afraid 90% of the article would have to be deleted. This part I think would fall under WP:CK. I think YY just has an axe to grind with anything that smacks of any chassidishe sect supporting Israel. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk)  03:48, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * As I said above, support that relies on an editors reasoning and cannot be sourced to somewhere in print or online, usually indicates a original synthesis or original research issue. Thank you. -- Avi 03:54, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I disagree, if a movement is a member of the government, that is pragmatic support of the government. That, and WP:CK is good enough for me to say that they are pragmatic in their support. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 13:36, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Then I suggest you request a ruling somewhere, because it differs greatly from common knowledge. That the sun shines on the earth is common knowledge. That water is wet is common knowledge. That a particular group of people support a government because they take part in parliamentary procedures is not common knowledge. -- Avi 14:18, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The claim is not that they support the government, rather they take a pragmatic approach to government. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 15:14, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * This is the entry in its entirety:
 * The Ger and Belz Hasidic movements have adopted a pragmatic stance of co-existence with the State of Israel.[citation needed]
 * Again, I'm not saying they're gung-ho, but they are pragmatic, after all the article will continue to state that they are in the government.
 * While both movements have a history of anti-Zionism before the establishment of the State just like that of all other Hasidic movements, their positions are comparatively mild. [citation needed] While they do not say prayers for the State of Israel, they do vote, and Ger mildly opposes withdrawals from the occupied territories.
 * This is a two part entry, the citation needed tag breaks up the entry. They are comparatively mild because while they don't say prayers for the state, they do vote and partake in Israeli politics.
 * Ger and Belz are two of the most influential movements behind the Israeli political party Agudat Yisrael, which together with the Litvishe Degel HaTorah forms United Torah Judaism.
 * Again, this is showing a pragmatic approach to the State, compared to the Eidah or Satmar, etc.

If that is so, why are they in the "generally supportive" section? -- Avi 15:20, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I guess it's because they are not generally opposed, like the Eidah, Satmar, Dushinsky, etc. If someone wants to re-word the headers, I'm OK with that.

How about "generally supportive or pragmatic in their approach to Zionism" or something similar? The opposed section I think can remain the same. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 16:59, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Groups which are generally opposed
I would like sources for the litvisher and Eidah section. All items referenced was pre-State. I would like sources post-State, but I am willing to go WP:CK on this, as well as on the Belz/Get because it's "just one of those things that everyone knows." Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 03:51, 6 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I think we should move the Lithuanian ('Litvish') Haredi Judaism section to the support/pragmatic section. They are not as vocal as the Eidah and they vote. That puts them in the pragmatic grouping. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 16:19, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * With the new grouping, I moved the Litvishe group to the support/pragmatic as the entry clearly states that they vote, have their own party, etc. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 16:27, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Page re-opened
Without reliable and verifiable sources listed above, I have deleted the material in question and re-opened the page for editing. Please add material together with sources. Thank you. -- Avi 16:07, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * So you basically didn't read a word I wrote and just caved to the Daniel-like behavior of YY? Sadly, this is the reason why Wikipedia can't be used as a true encyclopedia, because authors are scared away by aggressive and ad-hominemy authors. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 16:11, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * User avi have deleted whole chunks that were never in question. i have undone his deletion--יודל 16:11, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Hardal is under "not so opposed?" :) I think what we should do is rename the heading to Support/Pragmatic and have another one for Opposed. Whether or not they are supportive is up for grabs, but they are certainly pragmatic and that would eliminate some issues. Besides, the current wording is not very professional, IMO. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 16:15, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Please do fix it.--יודל 16:17, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I renamed the heading. As it stood it didn't make sense and it was too negative. This looks more NPOV, IMO. I think we can close this dispute, it looks OK to me. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk)  16:18, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

I have removed all information that has been unsourced for seven months, with the exception of the Tshuvas Reb Moshe where I will attempt to look up tonight when I get home from work. As time goes on and more information remains unsourced without the minimum standards that wikipedia requires, the article will continue to be pruned. Sourcing requirements will be applied evenly and equally to all elements of the article, without regard to political positions. Re-adding removed material without sources would be considered improper; seven months is more than adequate time to find sources.

Yossi, as I pointed out above, no matter how obvious it is to you, without a reliable and verrifiable third-party source, it isn't allowed under wiki policy. -- Avi 16:22, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Isn't that what WP:CK is for? It's irrelevant now as it's now in a different category, but if everyone knows that they vote, that's good enough for Wiki. How else can you explain them in the Knesset if nobody voted for them? Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 16:25, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Even so, WP:CK does state that “…although, as always, if your edit is challenged, no matter how convinced you are that you're right, you must cite a reliable published source.” You were challenged by Yudel, so you need to find a source. If it is that obvious, it should not be too hard, no? -- Avi 16:31, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Here's a Wiki article on the Agudah party: Agudat_Yisrael. Like I said, it's moot now that the heading wording was re-worded. Besides, I think this whole article was originally created to WP:POINT and to push a POV so I wouldn't be too upset if this page was deleted. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 16:36, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Yossi, wikipedia can never be brought as a support to itself, and that goes for any wikipedia mirror such as Answers,com. Are there sources IN the article you can use? -- Avi 16:47, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * The source is the Jewishvirtuallibrary website. It is also, and I can't keep saying this, common knowledge that the Agudah is chassidshe and Degel Hatorah Litvish. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yossiea (talk • contribs) 16:51, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I think that Agudah=Litvish/Belz Chsidish is OK. Please bring the JVL source. -- Avi 16:54, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I added two references. One was the JWL site and the other was a Haaretz article detailing the debate over who should be in UTJ and how one of the people were the rebbe's choice. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 18:00, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Avi stop speaking in my name i have never challenged yosia on your edits against him, see my talk how u even dear to agree that your deltion here was part of your job and i disagree.--יודל 16:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * So who made these statements (among others I can bring):


 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 
 * 

-- Avi 16:46, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * All those statements is meant on one word that belz is suportive of the Zionistic state once its written in context that they are not that opposed as satmar but only like viznits and like all hasidim litvakes and main stream Hariedim ike Yossia has fixed it, it is true and not anymore a fact without sources, because the big picture as satmar vs. the whole Hareidi world is well referenced and sourced.--יודל 16:50, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Rules are rules, Yudel. With the various and opposite points of view that are being brought by various editors here; strict adherence to policy is the best tack to take to make sure more edit wars do not result. -- Avi 16:54, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * and lets be very clear about the last statement, YY and Yosia havnt broken any rulls only the third user who's name sounds like this last signutre of the statmenet so he should adress his words to himself first and foremost.--יודל 17:02, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

For the record, now you are engaging in personal attacks. Please desist. -- Avi 17:05, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * sorry that u jumped here but i don't speak about u personal, not did i mentioned your name it was a comment on a comment that u named my name, if u see this as a persanal atack then surly your coment is also a persanal atack and i apoligise and ask u to apoligise to me and the other user.--יודל 17:08, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Newspapers
Avi, nothing major, and I'm posting here merely as an FYI, but the Yated is the main newspaper of Litvaks, the Hamodia is Chassidish e. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 20:00, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I know about the Yated and Pinky Lifshutz; he lives near my parents [[Image:Face-smile.svg|25px]]. Whether or not the HaModia and or the Yated is fundamentally chassidish or litvish is irrelevant. The Yated is a suitable source for this material without our making qualitative statements about it. -- Avi 21:26, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I know, that's why it's merely an FYI, I'm just being nit-picky. Also, Pinky Lifshutz is the American Yated, they have nothing to do anymore with the Israeli Yated. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 21:28, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * True :) -- Avi 21:38, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Now about the sockpuppet case....... :) (Can you just close the case or something?) Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 21:39, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I'd rather someone not involved take a look at this point. Especially as I feel Yudel has been less than civil towards me, I want to make sure that there is no appearance of impropriety (Moznai Tzedek, Avnei Tzedek, Ayfas Tzedek, V'Hin Tzedek...) [[Image:Face-smile.svg|25px]] -- Avi 21:58, 10 September 2007 (UTC)

Crc and Dushinsky don't belong in seperete sections
Crc is like the Moetses Gedoly HaTora from the Agudah, it is just a satmar rabbinical organization, and dushinsky is part of the Eida. Just like we don't make a separate section for all the different Agudah groups we do not inflate one side more of the other especially when dushinsky and crc are a minority of Hareidim, who most Hareidim r more with the Agudah on this issue then with Satmar, and the improper separate sections for those 2 groups makes the article sound as if more hareidim are with Satmar that's a false POV impression. thanks--יודל 12:25, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

POV
I nominated this article for POV checking. As it stands now, the article is weighted heavily and pushing one view. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 14:32, 11 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Would you like to expand on that please? Do you mean that there is not enough weight given to pro-Zionist haredim? Feel free to add whatever you can find! --Redaktor 15:53, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I am agreeing with yosia here the header of the article gives some false POV pushing, what does Haredim have to do with Zionism, we aren't supposed to make such an article in the first hand, i think this article is better to be renamed as a selective group of haredim who are busy with Zionism and their life is all about Zionism and Haredim, those groups of Haredim that do not have to do with Zionism should not be mentioned at all. I will now rename this article as Orthodox Jewish Anti-Zionism.--יודל 14:37, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Page Move
Why the page move? The lead is all about Haredim and the article is all about Haredim. I don't see the need to move the page. Furthermore, such an action on a controversial topic is not proper. I will revert, and if you feel the page should be moved, start a discussion on the talk page. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 15:39, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I have fixed the article it should not only be about Haredim.--יודל 15:42, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * I can't tell. The article is still H and not OJ so the page should remain here. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 15:43, 25 September 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok i will take my time to further edit this page according to your concerns.--יודל 16:00, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

U Tube videos
Avi is currently involved in edit waring  with other users including myself that posting u tube isn't in accordance with this policy WP:EL, i urge him to explain himself which part of that policy the videos are in contempt.--יודל 13:27, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
 * Yidisheryid: An "edit war" is not a "one way street" it involves more than one party and it looks like you are in it as much as anyone else. Try WP:CIVIL before requesting from the world to jump in "on" others. IZAK 00:41, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
 * sorry it is avi against 2 users.--יודל 02:04, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

This is a very limited view
This seems to be almost a coalition of anti-Haredi Zionists and anti-Zionist Haredim to give a rather lopsided picture. I recently heard an academic lecture at which the lecturer (a woman in full Dati Leumi regalia) has done a study which showed that Haredim participated in all aspects of the state including the underground and the illegal immigration. The people in the DP camps were tired of running, and didn't want to go anywhere but Israel - there are plenty of sources for this.

Participation in the Army was higher than now, not lower. For one thing, there were few exemptions before Menachem Begin. There used to be Gerer units. The Ponovitcher Rov is widely quoted as not saying Tachanun on Yom Ha'atzmaut. And Hesder is Dai Leumi (except for half of Shala'avim); you are thinking of Nachal Heredi.

Also, please differentiate between anti-Israel and anti-(or non-)Zionist. Agudah-type publications (how come no-one mentions Mishpacha?) are very pro-Israel, at the same time as they attack the movement. I was in Meah Shearim during the shelling in 1980 that led to the First Lebanon War, and they were saying Tehilim for three days straight.

Finally, this is all if one defines Haredi based on Zionism (which I believe to be correct). If one considers Chassidim Haredi, then I recommend the (positive) article that appears in Kulmus (supplement to Hamodia or Mishpacha) last Pasach which mentioned the Zionist (and socialist!) Chasidim who founded Kiryat Ata (just North of me) and K'far Chasisim.

Please stop rewriting history. Thank you. Mzk1 (talk) 21:08, 7 March 2010 (UTC)

Rav Moredchai Eliyahu is Chareidi?
The section of reasons for opposition says that the late Chief Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu is Chareidi. On what basis is this claim made; the Dati Leumi certainly don't treat him that way?Mzk1 (talk) 17:27, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * If he was chareidi, I'm Reform. No sane person would call him chareidi. No disrespect intended, it's just the plain truth. --Piz d&#39;Es-Cha (talk) 11:16, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I agree, although many of his views are quite Chareidi. For example, his view on Mechitza appears stricter than Rav Moshe's. And he stated that a soldier should refuse a direct order rather than listen to a woman singing.Mzk1 (talk) 20:23, 18 October 2011 (UTC)

Anonymous edits on 2 and 10 Oct 2011
Hi anon. The Edah, and affiliated groups, strongly oppose Zionism. Not secular Zionism - but all forms of Zionism. Our viewpoint is that it is forbidden for Jews to rule over the Land of Israel, forbidden to organize massive immigrations to the Land of Israel, forbidden for Jews to oppose/rebel against the peoples of the world, and more, until the coming of the Messiah. Our opposition to Zionism has absolutely nothing to do with it being secular or it being so-called 'religious' Zionism. For us, 'religious Zionism' falls into the same category as kosher pork. Please stop your completely false, unbased and misleading edits immediately. --Piz d&#39;Es-Cha (talk) 11:16, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Cleanup
This article is in need of a major overhaul. There is some decent information here, and I suggest we keep a lot of it, but the article as a whole is not encyclopedic. Virtually all references are to Haredi groups' websites, almost invariably anti-Zionist Haredi groups. These have a place in an article like this - we can say that Haredi group X takes position Y, and use a Haredi website as the source. But these kinds of sources cannot be the foundation of an objective article. I strongly suggest that we look for published, reputable, academic sources, rather than relying exclusively on the websites of Haredim that have a stake in this dispute. In the next few weeks I will be making changes based on these principles, and would welcome any help or comments. Sstr (talk) 07:45, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

haredi anti zionist groups are holocaust deniers
from the ny times it said "Other Western “revisionists” presented what they called new facts about the Holocaust at the conference, which also attracted attendees from some ultra-Orthodox Jews belonging to anti-Zionist sects that reject the state of Israel." calling new facts about the holocaust meaning that they say holocaust is a lie if you didnt understood that mean and which also attracted attendees from some ultra-Orthodox Jews belonging to anti-Zionist sects means that the anti zionist sects also believe. new facts about the holocaust mean holocaust denial if you didnt read this quote right. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.246.133.234 (talk) 01:35, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * The article doesn't say they are Holocaust deniers, only that they are anti-Zionist and they went to a conference. ... disco spinster   talk  01:47, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

yes it did i even explained it to you "they called new facts about the Holocaust" what do you think calling new facts mean its obvious is mean holocaust denial didnt you read what i wrote? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.246.133.113 (talk) 01:56, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

about haredim and halachic state
this source here https://books.google.com/books?id=MVEvieysltsC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=halachic+state+neturei+karta&source=bl&ots=mpArwVyWrY&sig=FyBqueo3qmZZESVBl4ORupMAI_c&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ellYVdPaJOjnygP30IGgBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=halachic%20state%20neturei%20karta&f=false it said such people for example neturei karta—see “Zionism” as anti-Jewish, anti-Halachic and anti-religious. so take a look at this source before you block me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itaykaufman12 (talk • contribs) 18:06, 21 May 2015 (UTC) a secondary source "Though the halachic State is almost antithetical to a liberal democratic State, the haredi parties (to be distinguished from the extra-parliamentary, extremist Neturei Karta and Eda Haredit) do accept the principle of a Jewish Democratic State. Basically, they accept the concept of a 'thin' democracy in a 'soft' halachic State" https://books.google.com/books?id=7vL4ysV22hAC&pg=PA381&dq=Though+the+halachic+State+is+almost+antithetical+to+a+liberal+democratic+State,+the+...+extremist+Neturei+Karta+and+Eda+Haredit)+do+accept+the+principle+of+a+Jewish&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ryFeVcXtIuv_ywOz9oCoCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Though%20the%20halachic%20State%20is%20almost%20antithetical%20to%20a%20liberal%20democratic%20State%2C%20the%20...%20extremist%20Neturei%20Karta%20and%20Eda%20Haredit)%20do%20accept%20the%20principle%20of%20a%20Jewish&f=false — Preceding unsigned comment added by Itaykaufman12 (talk • contribs) 18:21, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Dispute
I put a dispute tag on the page because I was re-reading the article and it was just so blatantly false. Now that several of the pov-pushers are gone it might be a good idea to re-visit this page. Yossiea <sup style="color:green;">(talk) 19:55, 3 November 2015 (UTC)

Dubious statistics
We have "Around 80% of Israeli Jews identify as secular, and of the 20% who identity as religious, 6% are Haredi." Taken literally, that means only 6% of 20%, or 1.2% of the population, are Haredi, which is a ridiculously low figure. On the other hand, it is an accurate report of the source (Yates). The solution to this is that the source (which appears to be a student paper) is bunk, as is easily seen by examining the citation (Ben-Rafael) it gives. There we read entirely different figures: "As recent findings have shown, about half (51%) see themselves as “non-religious”, one-third— 32%—opt for a “traditional” category, one-tenth, or 11%, perceive themselves as “religious”, and a small minority of 6% choose the label of “ultra-Orthodox”. The ultra-Orthodox (who represent approximately 7-7.5% of the population) tend to be underrepresented in survey samples as they generally avoid being interviewed (especially the women). Accounting for this, each of the other categories should be estimated by half a percentage less." So Yates preposterously included "traditional" in "secular" and entirely misreported the "6%". Zerotalk 12:19, 19 December 2015 (UTC)
 * You have stats from the Israeli Bureau of Statistics, and they have very different figures for people over 20 (in 2009): 42% seculars, 25% non-religious traditional, 12% religious traditional, 12% national-religious, 9% haredim. Other studies give similar figures. Haredim are now estimated to be 12% of the Jewish population. Benjil (talk) 16:15, 19 December 2015 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 3 one external links on Haredim and Zionism. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20130124062806/http://www.tzemachdovid.org:80/Musar/ravlapidus.html to http://www.tzemachdovid.org/Musar/ravlapidus.html
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20070219053012/http://www.hagshama.org.il:80/en/resources/view.asp?id=1439 to http://www.hagshama.org.il/en/resources/view.asp?id=1439
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20100622035335/http://hidabroot.org/CommunityDetail.asp?FaqID=25695 to http://www.hidabroot.org/CommunityDetail.asp?FaqID=25695

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.

Cheers.—<sup style="color:green;font-family:Courier;">cyberbot II <sub style="margin-left:-14.9ex;color:green;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"> Talk to my owner :Online 02:48, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just added archive links to 1 one external link on Haredim and Zionism. Please take a moment to review my edit. If necessary, add after the link to keep me from modifying it. Alternatively, you can add to keep me off the page altogether. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/20081117043405/http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ideas_belief/LandIsrael/modern_landisrael/QuestioningZionism/Neturei_Karta.htm to http://www.myjewishlearning.com/ideas_belief/LandIsrael/modern_landisrael/QuestioningZionism/Neturei_Karta.htm

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true to let others know.

Cheers.—<sup style="color:green;font-family:Courier;">cyberbot II <sub style="margin-left:-14.9ex;color:green;font-family:Comic Sans MS;"> Talk to my owner :Online 13:09, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

Header and Haredim supportive of Zionism
Right now the header makes it seem that Haredim were opposed to Zionisim in the late 1800's. The fact is that it's not true. It was a mix. Chovevei Zion, Netziv, Rav Spektor, etc. There needs to be a re-write of this article and take it from the pointy Daniel days and convert it to a neutral entry. 🔯 Sir Joseph <sup style="color:Green;">🍸 (talk) 13:45, 13 September 2016 (UTC)

Satmar in Israel
"In addition, even the anti-Zionist Satmar Hasidim do take part in municipal elections in some places, such as the Haredi stronghold of Bnei Brak."

Are there sources for this claim? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.165.130.192 (talk) 15:18, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Satmar 130.000?
"Satmar, which has around 130,000 adherents worldwide" The linked article on Satmar says "The estimated number of affiliated men, women, and children ranges between 65,000 and 75,000"  --Richardson mcphillips (talk) 02:34, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

External links modified
Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Haredim and Zionism. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
 * Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20041024064226/http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/zionism/b4.html to http://www.jafi.org.il/education/100/zionism/b4.html
 * Added tag to https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/13220988_10153088677839364_1042945308998175173_n.jpg?oh=f91e55d898024369c08c7f6db6f7956b&oe=579F0CDA
 * Added tag to http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Controls/SendFriend.ashx?print=1&type=0&item=145899

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

Cheers.— InternetArchiveBot  (Report bug) 05:11, 30 October 2017 (UTC)

2012 Democracy Index
I am removing:
 * According to a 2012 Democracy Index survey: 62% of Haredi Jews in Israel claim to be Zionists as well. This is likely to be seriously out of date as Israeli Haredim now volunteer for the army in increasing numbers, even though this is controversial

Reason: The fact that Settler News published something doesn't make it true, and in any case the 2012 Democracy Index is readily available in both Hebrew and English so we can check it for ourselves. I have failed to locate the 62% in this survey, and instead found a statement in the text that contradicts it (page 29 in the English version: "the ultra-Orthodox, who classify themselves mostly as non-Zionist"). Can anyone suggest where the 62% comes from? The second part "This is likely..." is an editorial comment that is not allowed here. I agree that we should use a more recent version of the Democracy Index, which appears every year. Incidentally,, , and , none of you are allowed to edit this article by an Arbitration Committee ruling. Zerotalk 05:48, 29 April 2021 (UTC)

Rav Moshe
Someone said that they would look up the Teshuvah bli neder that Rav Moshe ever said it was a "proper" thing to say that prayer. They certainly did not say it in his Yeshiva. A Modern Orthodox blog is not a source for a Rav Moshe Teshuvah. I'd love to see what Rav Moshe actually wrote on the topic.Meir Hakoton (talk) 06:47, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Rabbi Gil Student brings Rav Feinstein's position on the prayer for the State of Israel (yes, rabbi Student is a reputable source):
 * R. Moshe Feinstein was asked about the prayer for the state of Israel. He said that it should be modified to indicate a Hopeful Zionist view, instead of a Messianic Zionist approach. The text, as he recommended, is as follows: “Our Father in heaven, the rock of Israel and its redeemer, bless the state of Israel that it become the beginning of the sprouting of our Redemption (she-t’hei reishis tzemihas ge’ulaseinu).”
 * --Pauleredge (talk) 16:28, 24 January 2022 (UTC)
 * , Thanks for calling my attention to this. Although I have occasionally perused through Iggros Moshe, I do not remember what he had to say about praying for medinat yisrael, although I do, personally, think it is always right and proper to pray for one's government. If I should find anything in his Responsa on this subject, I'll let you know.Davidbena (talk) 21:46, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

1)Even R. student's article does not claim what you say. 2) R. student does not attribute where this was written or said. 3) This article is on Lithuanian Haredi views and featuring R. Gil Student from the modern orthodox RCA as a source for R' Moshe (he's not even a student of R. Moshe is undue weight here. 4)If R. Moshe gave this psak who did he say it to. One shouldn't have to disprove something that was never established to be true. Get a yad moshe and look it up. (i can't look up a psak that doesn't exist)Meir Hakoton (talk) 00:53, 25 January 2022 (UTC) Also the other "citation" is nothing to do with the prayer at all. Just thrown in randomly. Also misquoting Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan from 2017 is bad form. He died many years ago.Meir Hakoton (talk) 01:01, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

we can agree with your preserving link and descriptionMeir Hakoton (talk) 07:48, 25 January 2022 (UTC)

Nonzionist vs. antizionist
This paragraph is creating this new category of nonzionist vs antizionist. And citing articles that are not scholarly at all. The author is making up these categories. Then deciding who is the majority and what each side holds. Including strawman claims that contradict what Haredi leaders said for themselves. The author of the cited article  did all of this Without being a member of either community. Without interviewing any experts or citing any scholarly work. Undue weight. I can try editing it, but the factual stuff that will be left is covered in the rest of the article.Meir Hakoton (talk) 05:02, 6 February 2022 (UTC) Actually, I will admit that this paragraph actually adds to the article now.Meir Hakoton (talk) 05:42, 6 February 2022 (UTC)


 * You don't need to be part of any community to know about this, which is common knowledge even among secular Israelis. And yes, most Haredim vote in Israeli elections (mainly for Yahadut Hatorah or Shas), that's why they usually get 16 (out of 120) seats in the Knesset, despite being around 12% of the total Israeli population. Pauleredge (talk) 07:03, 6 February 2022 (UTC)

Ok, There are 2 points here brought up in the sources that we are addressing. One) is the numbers of each group (which I think we are defining as haredim who vote and haredim who don't). Two) describes the attitudes and philosophies of their groups. Regarding issue #1, I agree doesn't need to be sourced from a Haredi perspective. It is factual. The number of people who vote versus those who don't. The Haredi population numbers 1,175,000 in Israel (I can cite a sources for these stats if you need) Only 560,000 voted for UTJ and Shas combined. That assumes that every single person who voted was a haredi living in Israel. There are many haredim who live in US with voting rights, some of whom have voted. Maximum you have less than half that voted. The POV that antizionists is a small visible minority is an opinion (even if it is common) albeit written in an article that is not citing any statistics (as I have). Your comment about the number of seats UTJ and shas has just reflects weak voter turnout for other parties. I'm sure you'll agree. Regarding issue #2, About the "Non-Zionist" attitude to the State of Israel, the authors of the JP and Forward articles are not a RS to state what the Haredi perspective on their stance toward ISrael. Both authors are modern orthodox Religious Zionists who are entitled to their POV, and OR for their publications, however neither quotes any of the Haredi Nonzionist leaders (eg Rav Reuven Grozovsky, the Steipler, Rav Shach, Rav Elyashiv, etc.) My Rav Teitelbaum citation supported the ANtizionist viewpoint, The Steipler citation supported the Haredim who allowed voting(nonzionist viewpoint)Meir Hakoton (talk) 02:33, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

I have cited the opinions of Nonzionist leaders throughout the generations from before the founding through and including recent leaders who all stated that they didn't support the establishment of the state, nor did they support the state even reluctantly after the fact. They just believed that they were permitted to vote and participate in the political process to protect their interests.Meir Hakoton (talk) 03:56, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Teitelbaum and all the other rabbis you cited are clearly ANTI-Zionist. And let's not forget all the sources you provided are WP:primary which can't be verified to begin with. But ok. I know you guys don't like Israel. As far as the other two secondary sources, they are reliable and mainstream. Jerusalem Post gives an accurate summary of the two main positions currently in the haredi world (at least in Israel) and there is no reason to believe they are wrong. As a matter of fact, I was surprised by how correct the article was in describing the Satmer position, since I heard that nonsense before from a Satmer guy about the Satan being responsible for Israel's victory in the Six-Day War to somehow test Am Israel for some reason (sounds like pure kfira to me, but whatever, it's what they really claim to believe, I had to contain my laughter at the time since I didn't know Samael runs the world, but at least the Samter has something in common with secular Israelis: they take Hashem out of the picture). If you want, take it to RSN, but JPost is considered a perfectly reliable source, specially when it comes to Israeli society. This should be the end of the discussion in my opinion. Here in Wikipedia we are not interested in WP:TRUTH per se, but what reliable sources say. We are not a yeshiva. As far as voting goes, I gave you an approximation to show you that most haredi adults in Israel do vote in the elections, which is why the number of haredi MKs in the parliament (16 out of 120 or 13%) surpass the haredi percentage of the total Israeli population which is around 12%, so the sources were probably correct. What you said about US haredim voting in Israeli elections is absurd, they are not even a statistical error (you have to be an Israeli citizen to vote in Israeli elections, most Israelis living abroad are not religious, and there aren't so many Israelis abroad compared to Israel's population). If you don't accept my WP:CALC, it's fine. The sources confirm the information in article and that is enough anyway. I don't need to prove anything to you.--Pauleredge (talk) 04:02, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Sigh. I like the "we don't care about the truth" line. Here are some examples where you are saying something false. 1. If you think R. Ahron Kotler, Rav Elyashiv and Rav Reuven Grozovsky, and the Steipler are ANTI-zionist. Who exactly are the non-Zionist Haredi Rabbis who hold what you say they hold? 2. I quoted some primary sources and some secondary sources. The primary sources are reliable and very verifiable (go to hebrewbooks.org) 3.I don't have an opinion on Israel. Just trying to present accurate information. And I'm not guys. Just one person. 4.YOU think it's accurate. And we need a reason to believe it's right. Not a reason to not believe it's wrong. This is not even a secondary source. It's an editorial from a religious zionist trying to marginalize Anti-zionist beliefs in the Haredi community. The author doesn't pretend to ask any Haredi leaders what they hold, and doesn't cite any sfarim on the topic. 5.Not a matter of fact, a matter of falsehood. Satmar Rav never said that the Satan was responsible for 6 day war victory. Classic misquote. He said many times very clearly that it was not a miraculous victory at all. He said that if it were a miracle then Pres. Johnson was a prophet for predicting that Israel would "whip hell" out of their enemies if there was a war. The CIA told Johnson before the war that Israel would win in less than a week. 6.Re voting, you just restated the false notion that having 12% Haredi MKs compared to 12% representation of population show that those who are nonZionist are the majority. Especially if you consider that a lot of the people voting are students of the above Rabbis who you labeled as AntiZionists 7. I think it's a bit arrogant to say "I don't need to prove anything to you". It's not me. If you are purporting to say what is the mindset of Haredim (who are WP:living persons btw) you do have a responsibility to present accurate, reliable information, and one guy's editorial unfact checked opinion is not reliable even if he published it a newspaper.Meir Hakoton (talk) 05:04, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * All those rabbis from Europe who died long before Israel was established have nothing to do with our discussion whatsoever (while rabbi Kotler lived in America). I don't know who told you the author of the article on the newspaper is a "zionist" (not that it's a swearword for most Jews anyway). The rabbis who are relevant for our discussion regarding Israeli Haredim are Rav Kanievsky and Rav Yitzhak Yosef, both of whom called on the Haredim to vote in elections, despite they arent cited in said article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pauleredge (talk • contribs) 06:58, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

You didn't respond to the any of the points I made. Hard to have a rational discussion tha way. And then you just add even more confusing wrong information.... 1. Only one of the 5 Rabbis died a few years before the State of Israel was established. How did you get "all of the rabbis died LONG before the Israel was established." 2. The Rav Elchonon and Rav Ahron Kotler both said what their opinion was ABOUT their attitude toward a future state. That fact directly refutes that they were supportive of the state afterword even though Rav AHaron Kotler was one of the leaders of the community that advocated voting. The fact that he lived in America is irrelevant. It's not an article about Israeli Haredim 3.This paragraph is talking about people who are antizionist and nonzionist-whatever that made up term means. I'm not sure how you consider Rav Yosef a nonzionist when he is literally the chief rabbi of israel... 4.So the only nonzionist you can think of is R. Chaim. "Do you have any evidence that he does not object to the existence of Israel as a Jewish state." Did he say any such thing? Ever? Please bring a source for that. 5. And please bring a source that nonzionists (wait, can we first define that term? It is not a term that Haredim use to describe themselves)are a majority compared to antizionists. Are we talking about haredim that are against the Nationalist ideology of Zionism but permit voting? Please try to address my points (I've even numbered them for your convenience) so we can work together to come to consensus Meir Hakoton (talk) 09:00, 7 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Rav Chaim Kanievsky and Rav Yitzhak Yosef are the most prominent Haredi leaders in Israel today, and both of them called on the Haredim to vote in elections, despite they arent cited in the JP article. Also Haredim in Israel are millions of people with their own free will and different opinions who can decide for themselves if they want to vote or not, regardless of what a rabbi says (if not, the article would be called "Rabbis and Zionism" or something like that). Check the sources that are provided. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pauleredge (talk • contribs) 09:09, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

With regard to the distinction between non-Zionists and anti-Zionists, the two sources I cited were this Forward piece and this Jpost one. Here's some takeaways from both of them:


 * "This is not to say that they don’t support Israel. With few exceptions, most American haredim are fervently pro-Israel. But their support is complex. They ascribe neither political nor religious significance to the State of Israel, despite the fact that they are more deeply connected to Israel than any other group of American Jews outside of modern Orthodoxy."
 * "Nevertheless, most hassidim I spoke to maintained an attitude of pragmatic neutrality: Israel as a Jewish state has no intrinsic value, but if the state protects Jews, and allows them live religious lives, then it has value, and is a good thing. To the extent that it harms religious life and attempts to secularize religious Jews, it is a force for bad."
 * "“I mean, how can I chas v’shalom (God forbid) say that it’s a bad thing?” he said. “How can anybody say that something that gave a home to countless refugees after the war, how could somebody in their right mind say it was a bad thing? There’s more Torah being produced in Eretz Yisrael than anywhere else. There’s more yiddishkeit being produced."
 * "These haredim are not against the State of Israel. They just don’t see any religious significance to it. Yes, it’s great that there is a state that allows Jews to live in Eretz Yisrael and practice their religion, but there is not, nor can there ever be, a Jewish state that is not based on Halacha. Because of their inability to attach significance to, or see any value in, a worldview outside of the myopic view of Halacha, they cannot attach any significance to Israel."

According to the sources, views like this are widespread in the Haredi world. What that means is that many Haredim don't believe that the establishment of the State of Israel was a mistake and that they see nothing wrong with the continued existence of a Jewish state. Even if they don't see religious meaning in it and don't fly the Israeli flag on Yom Haatzmaut. It's a massive stretch to say that non-Zionist Haredim still believe that Israel's establishment was a violation of Jewish law. These two sources clearly explain this viewpoint. If you want to counter that, you need something disproving this. You can't cite the writings of anti-Zionist rabbis on their own worldviews alone.--RM (Be my friend) 12:56, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I read the sources. One problem is with the words most and majority and minority. The article doesn't demonstrate any sort of reliable data or evidence to point to that. "Most hasidim I spoke to" is no sort of reliable random sampling, and is not a strong enough source to make claims about what most people in a certain group think. Can we agree on that?

RM and Pauleredge, you both said that I am ciitng "antizionist rabbis" The rabbis I quoted all are the ones that permitted voting. If you two think that the Steipler and Rav Elyashiv are antizionist, but rav Chaim Kanievsky is not, You clearly are demonstrating very little knowledge of this community and their views, lol. All of them encouraged people to vote but did not support Israel as a Jewish State. Rav Yosef, as chief Rabbi whose party joined the WZO, can not legitimately be considered nonzionist.

Also, while there are differing opinions among lay people. It would be intellectually dishonest to say that Haredim are indifferent to the Hashkafos of their Rabbinic leadership. Especially when it comes to their beliefs about the application of Jewish law. Meir Hakoton (talk) 17:01, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Also, if you want to divide haredim into two groups like this Haredim that do not associate with Zionism but vote, and those that are more anti. If you are making an ideological split., then it makes sense to quote the Ideological leaders of those groups. If we're going to go with everyone decides for themselves what their attitudes are, then it would seem that there are many nuanced views among everyone and is no longer appropriate to paint in broad brushes "there are two groups"Meir Hakoton (talk) 17:18, 7 February 2022 (UTC)

Spelling mistake
reson instead of reason in the first paragraph 2A02:8086:C8A:C00:25A7:6B05:92E6:5144 (talk) 14:31, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Fixed, thanks. Zerotalk 00:29, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 12 June 2024
I think the Satmar Hasidim reference should refer to the Satmar Wiki page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satmar. 9034uiojff (talk) 18:11, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting question.svg Question: Under which section? Charliehdb (talk) 13:29, 13 June 2024 (UTC)