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

https://mins.news/en/item/90235

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-07 18:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/ultra-orthodox-rabbis-anti-zionist-remarks-stir-israel-election-row?traffic_source=rss

> 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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