Hardal anti-Zionism

A recent ideological faction has arisen among the Hardal community of Israel defined by its rejection of Israeli governmental authority, opposition to secular Zionism, support for Jewish theocracy, separatism, Haredi ideological leanings, and willingness to utilize violence to enforce Jewish control of the Land of Israel.{{Cite web |date=2016-03-24 |title=Is Meir Kahane Winning?: Reflections on Benjamin Netanyahu, the Hilltop Youth, and AIPAC |url=https://www.tikkun.org/is-meir-kahane-winning-reflections-on-benjamin-netanyahu-the-hilltop-youth-and-aipac/ |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=Tikkun |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2019-01-11 |title=Have anti-Zionism and Jewish ultranationalism taken root on the margins of Judea and Samaria? |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/have-anti-zionism-and-ultranationalism-on-the-margins-of-judea-samaria-577036 |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}

The faction derives its origins from the Religious Zionist movement, specifically the teachings of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook, son of Rabbi Avraham Kook. However, due to the State of Israel repeatedly conceding territory to Arab nations and deconstructing Israeli settlements, many followers of Rabbi Kook felt disillusioned with Zionism.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-23 |title=Hilltop Youth, Hardal: The anti-Zionist Jews threatening Israel - opinion |url=https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-825523 |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Changing Faces of Israel’s Settlement Movement » Mosaic |url=https://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/israel-zionism/2022/08/the-changing-faces-of-israels-settlement-movement/?print |access-date=2025-02-10 |website=mosaicmagazine.com}}