PoliticsUltra-Orthodox rabbi’s anti-Zionist remarks stir Israeli election row

Remarks by senior ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Dov Lando suggesting Jews might have been better off without a state, and criticizing religious Zionists who serve in the military, have stirred controversy. Their renewed prominence three weeks before Israel’s parliamentary election highlights tensions over Zionism, conscription and Netanyahu’s ultra-Orthodox allies.

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