politics Bnei Brak, Israel
Rabbi Dov Lando’s remarks fuel Israel election dispute
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United Torah Judaism won seven seats in Israel’s 2022 election.
Remarks by ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Dov Lando questioning the need for a Jewish state and criticising Religious Zionism have triggered political controversy ahead of Israel’s October 27 parliamentary election.
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AllegedRabbi Dov Lando said that Jews could live well with Arabs without a state.
“It is possible to live well with the Arabs without a state”
AllegedRabbi Dov Lando said that soldiers adhering to Religious Zionism were killed because their rabbis taught them a distorted Torah.
“They are killed because their rabbis teach them a distorted Torah”
Rabbi Dov Lando made the remarks at a closed meeting at his home in Bnei Brak.
“The remarks, made at a closed meeting at his home in Bnei Brak”