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14 - War in Religious Zionism

from Part III - Religious Nationalism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 May 2023

By
Robert Eisen
Edited by
Margo Kitts
Margo Kitts
Affiliation:
Hawai'i Pacific University, Honolulu
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Summary

This chapter examines the evolution of attitudes to war in religious Zionism, beginning with the moderate approach to war in religious Zionism before the creation of the state of Israel and proceeding to the more radical approach that developed after the Six-Day War in 1967. It also examines the roots of these approaches in medieval Jewish sources, particularly those of Maimonides and Nahmanides.

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R. Abraham Isaac KookR. Tsevi Yehudah KookMaimonidesNahmanides
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The Cambridge Companion to Religion and War , pp. 299 - 313
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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