"#NetureiKarta, which has been estimated at around 100 members, has been doctrinally #antiZionist since long before #Hamas’ #Oct7, 2023 attack that launched the war in #Gaza. While anti-#Zionist #Jewish groups have reported significant growth since the beginning of the #Gaza war, according to surveys, most American #Jews feel an attachment to #Israel even as many disapprove of #Israeli government policy.
Other, much larger #Hasidic movements eschew #Zionism, but Neturei Karta is unique in consistently showing up to protest Israel and adopting the language and symbols of pro-#Palestinian activism.
The group’s leadership has met multiple times with the leaders of #Iran, an #Islamic theocracy and Israel’s chief regional adversary, including former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who denied the #Holocaust. The group faced particular backlash, as well as condemnation from #haredi leaders, in 2007 for appearing at an #Iranian conference centered on Holocaust denial.”
