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Aharon Katzenelbogen
Neturei Karta () is a Jewish anti-Zionist organization that advocates Palestinian nationalism. Founded by and for Haredi Jews opposed to Zionism, it is primarily active in parts of Israel and the Western world, where it partakes in activism supporting a form of the one-state solution in which the Palestinian people control the combined territory of Israel and the State of Palestine. The group's opposition to Israel is rooted in its core religious belief that the Jewish exile must continue until the coming of the Hebrew Messiah. Established in Jerusalem in 1938, Neturei Karta began as an offshoot of World Agudath Israel, which represented the most devout members of the Haredi community of the Old Yishuv. Initially, World Agudath Israel was largely opposed to the secular orientation of political Zionism, which it believed did not place enough importance on Judaism and thus constituted a threat to the Haredi way of life. However, it eventually reneged to reach an understanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerusalem
Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and is considered Holy city, holy to the three major Abrahamic religions—Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Both Israel and Palestine claim Jerusalem as their capital city; Israel maintains its primary governmental institutions there, while Palestine ultimately foresees it as its seat of power. Neither claim is widely Status of Jerusalem, recognized internationally. Throughout History of Jerusalem, its long history, Jerusalem has been destroyed at least twice, Siege of Jerusalem (other), besieged 23 times, captured and recaptured 44 times, and attacked 52 times. According to Eric H. Cline's tally in Jerusalem Besieged. The part of Jerusalem called the City of David (historic), City of David shows first signs of settlement in the 4th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
