Neturei Karta
Anti-Zionist Haredi Jewish religious group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
נָטוֹרֵי קַרְתָּא | |
Formation | 1938; 86 years ago (1938) |
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Founded at | Jerusalem, British Mandate for Palestine |
Type | INGO |
Purpose | Anti-Zionism |
Origins | Agudat Yisrael |
Region | Worldwide |
Membership | 1000-2000 (estimated c. 2007) |
Spokesman | Yisroel Dovid Weiss |
Key people | Moshe Ber Beck (d. 2021)[1] |
Affiliations | Haredi Judaism |
Website | https://www.nkusa.org/ |
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]