| | '''Neturi Karta''' ([[Aramaic]]: '''נתורי קרתא'''; lit. ''guards of the gate'') is an anti-[[Zionism|Zionist]] alliance of Orthodox anti-Zionist religious groups in Jerusalem. They are devout Jews who above all they fear that the ancient identity of the Jews as a 'chosen people' would be substituted by an Israeli national identity; they believe that the establishment of a Jewish state is contrary to the teachings of the Torah. | | '''Neturi Karta''' ([[Aramaic]]: '''נתורי קרתא'''; lit. ''guards of the gate'') is an anti-[[Zionism|Zionist]] alliance of Orthodox anti-Zionist religious groups in Jerusalem. They are devout Jews who above all they fear that the ancient identity of the Jews as a 'chosen people' would be substituted by an Israeli national identity; they believe that the establishment of a Jewish state is contrary to the teachings of the Torah. |
| − | They support the destruction of [[Israel]] on the basis that only God can set up the Israeli state, through the Messiah. The Rabbis of Neturi Karta publicly support Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], who has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map". They also back his claim that the Zionist Jews exploit the [[Holocaust]]<ref>http://english.aljazeera.net/English/archive/archive?ArchiveId=19043</ref>. They cheer for [[Palestine|Palestinian]] suicide bombers and burn Israeli flags on a regular basis. Recently, one of their synagogues in New York City was burned. They claim it was a terrorist attack and a hate crime, but officials suspect it was accidental<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,263520,00.html</ref>. In March, one of their Rabbis was beaten in [[Poland]] by two Polish Jews<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258827,00.html</ref>. | + | They support the destruction of [[Israel]] on the basis that only God can set up the Israeli state, through the Messiah. The Rabbis of Neturi Karta publicly support Iranian president [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]], who has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map". They also back his claim that the Zionist Jews exploit the [[Holocaust]].<ref>http://english.aljazeera.net/English/archive/archive?ArchiveId=19043</ref> They cheer for [[Palestine|Palestinian]] suicide bombers and burn Israeli flags on a regular basis. Recently, one of their synagogues in New York City was burned. They claim it was a terrorist attack and a hate crime, but officials suspect it was accidental.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,263520,00.html</ref> In March, one of their Rabbis was beaten in [[Poland]] by two Polish Jews.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,258827,00.html</ref> |