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Neturei Karta
נָטוֹרֵי קַרְתָּא | |
 Members of Neturei Karta at a pro-Palestinian rally in the United Kingdom, 2005 | |
| Formation | 1938 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Jerusalem, British Mandate for Palestine |
| Type | INGO and Haredi sect |
| Purpose | Anti-Zionism |
| Location | |
| Origins | Agudat Yisrael |
Region | Worldwide |
| Products | Hahuma |
| Membership | 1000-2000 (estimated c. 2007) |
Official language | Yiddish, Hebrew, English, Aramaic |
Spokesman | Yisroel Dovid Weiss |
Key people | Moshe Ber Beck (d. 2021)[1] |
| Affiliations | Haredi Judaism |
| Website | https://www.nkusa.org/ |
Neturei Karta (Aramaic: נָטוֹרֵי קַרְתָּא, romanized: nāṭōrē qartāʾ, lit. 'Guardians of the City') is an anti-Zionist and pro-Palestine Haredi Jewish group.
Founded in Jerusalem in 1937 by Amram Blau and Aharon Katzenelbogen, Neturei Karta was formed as an offshoot of the Aguda movement. Aguda, representing the most devout of the Haredi Jewish community in the Old Yishuv, was opposed to the secular orientation and nationalism of political Zionism, which the religiously devout members of Aguda believed represented a threat to their way of life and was a rejection of Torah law. However, Blau and Neturei Karta disagreed with Aguda's accommodationist stance to Zionism in the 1930s in response to European antisemitism.
Neturei Karta believes that the Messiah will usher in a Jewish theocracy to rule over the Land of Israel. The messiah will bring about the resurrection of the dead, the ingathering of the exiles, and a complete return to Torah law. The group, numbering in the low thousands, does not recognize the modern State of Israel, and since the 1960s has pursued relationships with entities who seek the destruction of Israel, such as allies in the Arab world and Iran. It does not support a separate Palestinian state.
The group's views are considered fringe, even within Haredi Jewish circles.[2] Particularly, Neturei Karta's relationship with Iran and its attendance at the International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust drew condemnation from other Orthodox Jewish movements.
- ^ "Neturei Karta Leader Moshe Ber Beck Dies In Monsey". The Yeshiva World. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Sources describing the group as fringe:
- Zamaret, Zvi (Fall 1999). "Judaism in Israel: Ben-Gurion's Private Beliefs and Public Policy". Israel Studies. 4 (2): 78. JSTOR 30245511. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
yet a few years later, women's suffrage was accepted by the entire Orthodox community (excluding Neturei Karata and similar fringe groups)
- "Israeli Anti-Zionist Sentenced for Spying for Iran". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. The Forward. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
Members of Neturei Karta, a fringe ultra-Orthodox sect in Israel, join a pro-Palestinian protest.
- Sterman, Adiv (28 January 2014). "Ultra-Orthodox 'Iran spy' sentenced to 4.5 years". Times of Israel. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
Yitzhak Bergel, a member of the anti-Zionist fringe group Neturei Karta, confessed to initiating contact with Iranian officials
- Goldman, Mordechai (2 November 2015). "Why these ultra-Orthodox Jews support the Palestinian cause". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
A member of Neturei Karta, a fringe ultra-Orthodox Jewish movement within the anti-Zionist bloc, carries Palestinian flags during a rally marking the 10th anniversary of the death of late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, in the West Bank city of Ramallah
- Zamaret, Zvi (Fall 1999). "Judaism in Israel: Ben-Gurion's Private Beliefs and Public Policy". Israel Studies. 4 (2): 78. JSTOR 30245511. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
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