# Israel’s religious right is changing the state from within

https://mins.news/en/item/24167

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-17 12:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/8/17/israels-religious-right-is-changing-the-state-from-within?traffic_source=rss

> Religious fundamentalism is advancing through Israel’s institutions, narrowing freedoms and entrenching an unequal, oppressive order imposed on Palestinians. Ultra-Orthodox and religious-nationalist forces are gaining influence over gender segregation, education, rabbinical authority, religious and civil law, settlements and territorial control, reshaping the state through elections and coalition politics rather than a coup.

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