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Jewish Israeli attends an event marking the fourth anniversary of the establishment of the Ramat Arbel settlement in the Lower Galilee, northern Israel, July 26, 2026. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)
The Israeli right is rekindling a Zionist classic: Judaizing the Galilee
Ministers, NGOs, and news sites are joining forces to portray Palestinian urban growth in northern Israel as an ‘invasion’ and advance Jewish settlement.
By Baker Zoubi September 7, 2026
A participant in the Jerusalem Day Flag March carries a flag bearing the image of the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 14, 2026. (Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills)
The Israeli right is marching under a new flag
Once confined to the margins, a movement seeking Jewish sovereignty over Al-Aqsa and an openly theocratic regime is going mainstream.
By Menachem Klein June 15, 2026
Ministers and MKs dance during the 'Victory Conference' for the resettlement of Gaza at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, January 28, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The Israeli public is dispirited. So why is the right euphoric?
The mantra of national unity has abetted the Israeli right’s sense of historic victory. But much of the public appears to be realizing some hard truths.
By Meron Rapoport March 20, 2024
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Right-wing Israelis attend a rally in support of the government's planned judicial overhaul, outside the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on April 27, 2023. (Erik Marmor/Flash90)
The settlers wanted supreme power. They got a rebellion instead
The religious-Zionist movement has made vast inroads in Israeli state and society for two decades. The judicial overhaul may bring it all crashing down.
By Meron Rapoport August 15, 2023
Religious Israeli Jews visit the Old City of Akka, July 7, 2021. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
Religious Zionists want to Judaize Akka. Palestinians are pushing back
Like other ‘mixed cities,’ Akka has long been a target of right-wing Jewish groups wanting to break up Palestinian communities across the country.
By Baker Zoubi June 12, 2023
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