Neturei Karta

Neturei Karta
נָטוֹרֵי קַרְתָּא
Formation1938 (1938)
Founded atJerusalem, British Mandate for Palestine
TypeINGO
PurposeAnti-Zionism
OriginsAgudat Yisrael
Region
Worldwide
Membership
1000-2000 (estimated c. 2007)
Spokesman
Yisroel Dovid Weiss
Key people
Moshe Ber Beck (d. 2021)[1]
AffiliationsHaredi Judaism
Websitehttps://www.nkusa.org/
Neturei Karta synagogue and study hall in Jerusalem

Neturei Karta (Aramaic: נָטוֹרֵי קַרְתָּא nāṭōrē qartāʾ, lit.'Guardians of the City') is a fringe[2] religious group of Haredi Jews that was founded in Jerusalem in 1938 after splitting off from Agudat Yisrael. It is an active opponent of Zionism and advocates a "peaceful dismantling" of the State of Israel under the belief that the Jewish people are strictly forbidden from re-establishing sovereignty in the Land of Israel until the arrival of the Messiah.[3] To this end, the group's members believe that the existence of a Jewish state is a rebellion against God as it did not occur with divine intervention through the Messiah.[4][5]

In Israel, some Neturei Karta members also pray at affiliated beth midrash, having a presence in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim and in Ramat Beit Shemesh Bet. The group has stated that it does not keep an official count of its membership.[6]

  1. ^ "Neturei Karta Leader Moshe Ber Beck Dies In Monsey". The Yeshiva World. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  2. ^ Sources describing the group as fringe:
  3. ^ www.nkusa.org, Judaism is not Zionism Archived 2007-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Neturei Karta | ADL". www.adl.org. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Neturei Karta". www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  6. ^ Odenheimer, Micha (Spring 2006). "We Will Not Obey. We Will Not Follow". Guilt & Pleasure. 2: 71–77. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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