The State of Israel does NOT represent Judaism · or the Jewish People.
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Not all Jews are Zionists.
Orthodox Jews all across the world oppose the Zionist state.
What they do does not represent us. What they do violates
our Torah.
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Every instance of military aggression,
oppression, or human rights violations
carried out by the Zionist state is
fundamentally at odds with Torah law.
These actions do not represent the Jewish
people, nor do they embody Judaism.
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The Satmar Rebbe, zt"l: "We must have self-sacrifice to let the nations of the world know that these wicked men (Zionists) are not the representatives of the Jewish people…" — Kinus Haklali, 1961.
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Reb Chaim Brisker: "The Jewish people have suffered many plagues — the
Sadducees, Karaites, Hellenisers,
Shabbesai Zvi, Haskalah, Reform and many
others. But the strongest of them all is
Zionism." — Kinus Haklali, 1961.
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that Jews oppose subjugating Palestinians.
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i.
The difference, set plainly.
The world must understand this fundamental truth: the Zionist
government does not speak for, nor act in the name of, the Jewish people.
Since Mount Sinai ·
3,300 Years
Judaism
"A people bound by covenant."
vs.
150
Years
· Since the First Zionist Congress,
1897
Zionism
"A modern political project."
A religious collective that received the
Torah at Mount Sinai
, in the desert, with no shared land — a people defined
by covenant, not territory.
(Deuteronomy 27:9)
Origin
A nineteenth-century political movement that
co‑opted Jewish identity
, transforming sacred faith into earthly nationalism
and political ambition.
The
bearers of an eternal tradition
— bound across continents and centuries by Torah,
halacha, and the memory of Sinai.
Form
A
nation-state
with armies, parliaments, and foreign ministries. A
flag, a border, a military.
Torah Law.
We follow G‑d's commandments, live in peace with our
neighbors, and uphold the core Torah values of
kindness and compassion toward
every human being
.
Method
Force.
Zionists rely on military power, nationalist ideology,
and actions that contradict fundamental Torah
principles.
A
patient
awaiting of divine redemption — borne with humility
through every exile, generation upon generation.
Posture
An
impatient
forcing of the hand of history — what the Talmud calls
"rebelling against the nations."
Speaks for the Jewish people — in the voice of its
rabbis and its tradition
, for three thousand years.
Voice
Speaks only for
itself
— a political state and its elected officials.
Not for Jews. Not for Judaism.
The bottom line
These are not two versions of the same thing. They are different in kind — one is a religion, the other is a nationalism.
See the full argument →
ii.
When Zionists act in violence
— that is not Judaism.
Every instance of military aggression, oppression, or human rights violations carried out by the Zionist state is fundamentally at odds with Torah law.
These actions do not represent the Jewish people, nor do they embody Judaism.
These actions do not represent the Jewish people, nor do they embody Judaism.
Torah Jews · Natruna · Founded by Rabbi Moshe Dovid Katz with the Satmar community
iii. — Talmud, Kesubos 111a
The Three Oaths: why
Jews cannot have a state.
"G‑d made the Jewish people swear not to return to Israel by force,
not to rebel against the nations, and not to hasten the redemption."
— the foundation of our patient faith.
Oath the First
Not to return to Israel by force.
Israel shall not ascend to the Land as a
wall — that is, collectively, by force of
arms or political project.
Talmud · Kesubos 111a
Oath the Second
Not to rebel against the nations of the world.
Exile is a condition to be borne with
humility — not the premise of a
nationalist insurgency.
Talmud · Kesubos 111a
Oath the Third
Not to hasten the redemption.
The return is a matter for G‑d, in His
time — not to be forced by human hand.
Talmud · Kesubos 111a
Our Guide & Mentor · Kinus Haklali, 1961
"We must have self-sacrifice to let the nations of the
world know that these wicked men (Zionists) are
not the representatives of the Jewish people, and
that observant Jews have no connection with them
— it would be one of the biggest Mitzvos to do so!"
Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum zt"l · Satmar Rebbe · 1887–1979 · Printed in Divrei Yoel, Naso p. 128–9
iv.
Wisdom across generations.
Great Torah minds, united in understanding.
PORTRAIT
Satmar Rebbe
R. Joel Teitelbaum · 1887–1979
"It is a serious danger to the Jewish people if they point to those who do not keep the Torah and call them the leaders of the Jewish people. All the nations are thereby misled to think that they speak in the name of Jewry, and thus they are transformed into anti-Semites." — Kinus Haklali, 1961
PORTRAIT
Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
1808–1889
"The Torah united all the individual Jews and made them a nation — not because of their past, nor because of their future, but because they are the bearers of an eternal tradition, a people that fulfills its covenant with Hashem." — Horeb
PORTRAIT
Reb Chaim Brisker
R. Chaim Soloveitchik · 1853–1918
"The Jewish people have suffered many plagues — the Sadducees, Karaites, Shabbesai Zvi, Haskalah, Reform and many others. But the strongest of them all is Zionism, because its heresy focuses on the center of Judaism." — Mishkenos Haro'im p. 269
PORTRAIT
Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld
Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem · 1848–
1932
Truth and Peace — a historic publication written before the establishment of Israel, clearly affirming that Jews oppose subjugating Palestinians.
PORTRAIT
The Brisker Rav
R. Yitzchok Zev Soloveitchik ·
1886–1959
"The Zionist state is built on a foundation that denies the Torah. No Jew who is loyal to our heritage can lend it legitimacy." — Collected responsa
PORTRAIT
The Chazon Ish
R. Avraham Yeshaya Karelitz ·
1878–1953
The leading halachic authority of the pre-state Yishuv. Guided the Torah world's principled separation from political Zionism and insisted on its religious illegitimacy. — Collected rulings
PORTRAIT
Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman
Rosh Yeshiva of Baranovich ·
1874–1941
"The nationalist reinterpretation of Jewish identity is a grave religious error. We are a people because of Torah — not in spite of it, not alongside it." — Ikvesa D'Meshicha
PORTRAIT
The Munkacser Rebbe
R. Chaim Elazar Shapiro · 1868–
1937
Pre-war leader of Hungarian Orthodoxy who allied with the Satmar Rebbe in opposition to both political Zionism and the accommodationist path of Agudat Israel. — Minchas Elazar
Read all Rabbinic Quotations →
v.
Speaking truth to the world.
Stay informed about our efforts to distinguish true Judaism from
nationalist Zionism.
Historical
April 12, 2026
Truth and Peace, by Rabbi Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld.
This historic publication by the Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, written before the establishment of Israel, clearly affirms
that Jews oppose subjugating Palestinians.
Public Statement
April 7, 2026
Official Statement on Rafie Nia Synagogue Destruction.
By Rabbi Moshe Dovid Katz · Torah Jews.
Public Statement
March 24,
2026
Public Statement on the Golders Green Hatzalah Ambulance Attack.
Torah Jews condemns this violence unequivocally.
FAQ
Do all Jews
support
Israel?
No. A majority of Torah-observant Jews worldwide oppose the Zionist state.
Every Torah authority condemned Zionism from the very beginning; none ever endorsed it.
FAQ
Is anti-
Zionism
antisemitism?
No. We are Torah-observant Jews opposing Zionism on religious and moral grounds.
Our Rabbis considered 'Jewish' nationalism akin to idol worship.
FAQ
Why don't we
hear about
Jews who
oppose
Israel?
The Zionist movement has often portrayed itself as speaking for all Jews.
— strategically silencing the Torah-held opposition. We're here to clearly present the truth.
vi.
Help us set the record straight.
We state the truth clearly and unequivocally: Zionism stands in
direct opposition to Judaism.
Not in our name.
—
When acts of violence are carried out by the Zionist state, Orthodox Jews around the world affirm clearly and unequivocally.
