Far-right politics in Israel

Far-right politics in Israel encompasses ideologies such as ultranationalism, Jewish supremacy, Jewish fascism, Jewish fundamentalism, Anti-Arabism,^[1] anti-Palestinianism, and ideological movements such as Kahanism.

In recent times, the term "far-right" is mainly used to describe advocates of policies such as the expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, opposition to Palestinian statehood, and imposition of Israeli sovereignty over the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and all of Jerusalem.

In association with the 2023 Israeli judicial reform the Likud-led Thirty-seventh government of Israel was frequently described as "Fascist" or "Dictatorial".^[2]^[3]^[4] Bezalel Smotrich repeatedly, flippantly, described himself as a fascist.^[5]

Also during 2023 (but almost always separately), many people expressed concern that the policies and actions of the Israeli far right would lead to a "third intifada". Such as Haaretz journalist Amos Harel.^[6] But this commentary went largely unnoticed outside of Israel and the middle east.^[7]

In 2024, many individuals and groups on the far-right in Israel are advocating for the reoccupation of Gaza following the Israel-Hamas war.^[8]

^ Sprinzak, Ehud (1993). The Israeli Radical Right: History, Culture, and Politics (1st ed.). Routledge. pp. 2, 22–23. ISBN 9780429034404.
^ Klein, Yossi (February 10, 2023). "Do not march blindly into dictatorship". Haaretz. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
^ Klein, Yossi (February 17, 2023). "Germany 1933, Israel 2023". Haaretz. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
^ Zananiri, Elias (October 3, 2023). "Israeli Neo-Fascism threatens Israelis and Palestinians alike". Haaretz. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
^ BACHNER, MICHAEL (January 16, 2023). "Smotrich: My voters don't care if I'm a homophobe or fascist; my word is my bond". Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference Chutzpah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "A Third Intifada could be coming, but you won't learn about it in the New York Times". Mondoweiss. December 5, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ Peled, Margherita Stancati and Anat. "Israel's Far Right Plots a 'New Gaza' Without Palestinians". WSJ. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

[1] Sprinzak, Ehud (1993). The Israeli Radical Right: History, Culture, and Politics (1st ed.). Routledge. pp. 2, 22–23. ISBN 9780429034404.

[Yossi's_blind_dictator-2] Klein, Yossi (February 10, 2023). "Do not march blindly into dictatorship". Haaretz. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

[Klein_1933-3] Klein, Yossi (February 17, 2023). "Germany 1933, Israel 2023". Haaretz. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

[Zananiri-4] Zananiri, Elias (October 3, 2023). "Israeli Neo-Fascism threatens Israelis and Palestinians alike". Haaretz. Retrieved May 16, 2024.

[toi_-_fh-5] BACHNER, MICHAEL (January 16, 2023). "Smotrich: My voters don't care if I'm a homophobe or fascist; my word is my bond". Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[Chutzpah-6] Cite error: The named reference Chutzpah was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Mondo_3i-7] "A Third Intifada could be coming, but you won't learn about it in the New York Times". Mondoweiss. December 5, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2024.

[8] Peled, Margherita Stancati and Anat. "Israel's Far Right Plots a 'New Gaza' Without Palestinians". WSJ. Retrieved May 3, 2024.

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