Politically, the ultraorthodox represent a small portion of the Israeli society.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Under Hitler it was the entrepreneurial and professional classes who were the first victims of Nazi boycotts and exclusion. Today it is Israel, the most powerful symbol of Jewish national resurgence in two millennia.
Our role in Israel is a pioneering one, and we need people with certain strength of fiber.
I was not raised a Zionist, but a socialist, as were most Jews before the Holocaust.
Historically, the National Religious Party, which my party - Jewish Home - is built upon, has aligned itself in consecutive Israeli governments with the ultra-Orthodox factions.
I want the State of Israel to remain a Zionist, Jewish and democratic state. There is nothing 'far' or 'ultra' about those ideals. I also advocate the creation of a viable Palestinian state.
Israeli society is comprised of four principal tribes growing closer in size.
Not all Modern Orthodox Jews, at the present juncture, identify with what the Israeli government does. In Israel many religious Zionists strongly oppose the government because of the disengagement.
The Knesset members - Jews and Arabs - don't represent the state of Israel. The government is the one that represents the state of Israel officially.
The government of Israel doesn't like the kinds of things I say, which puts them into the same category as every other government in the world.
Everyone who supports Israel is a Zionist.