Eretz Yisrael Shelanu
Eretz Yisrael Shelanu ארץ ישראל שלנו | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Shalom Dov Wolpo |
| Founded | 11 November 2008 |
| Ideology | Kahanism[1] Religious Zionism Religious conservatism[2] Social conservatism Ultranationalism[3][4] |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Alliance | National Union (2009–2013) |
| Most MKs | 1 (2009–2012) |
| Election symbol | |
| קי | |
| Website | |
| www.sos-israel.com | |
Eretz Yisrael Shelanu (Hebrew: ארץ ישראל שלנו, lit. 'Land of Israel is Ours') is an Israeli Orthodox-Jewish Far-right party in Israel. Founded by Chabad Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo and Baruch Marzel on 11 November 2008, it seeks to accelerate the Israeli annexation of the West Bank and thwart the establishment of a Palestinian Arab state.[5][6]
History
In anticipation of the 2009 Knesset elections, Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, led by Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo and Jewish Front, led by Baruch Marzel merged together, of which Ariel Zilber, a Jewish Israeli musician, Shalom Dov-Wolpo and Baruch Marzel, co-founders of Eretz Israel Shelanu topped. In the weeks prior to the election, the joint list agreed to run as part of the National Union list, with Michael Ben-Ari, representative of Jewish National Front, taking the 4th spot on the alliance's list. The Union won four seats, allowing Ben-Ari, a follower of Kahanism to enter the Knesset.
On 27 October 2010, violence broke out at the town of Umm al-Fahm between Israeli marchers, especially of right-wing affiliations, and Arab counter-protesters.
In 2012, Aryeh Eldad, then-leader of secular right-wing party HaTikvah, Baruch Marzel and Professor Michael Ben-Ari, representatives of Orthodox Jewish far-right party Jewish National Front, successor to Kahanist party Kach, led by Meir Kahane, for which they served as activists for split off the Eretz Yisrael Shelanu, National Union, in which they served as members of, forming a current, far-right Zionist party called Otzma Yehudit, which failed to meet treshold during Ben-Ari's leadership (2012–19), succeeded by Ben-Gvir, a Kach civil rights activist, winning 6 seats in a coalition between Otzma Yehudit, National Religious Party-Religious Zionism (The Jewish Home and RZP), and Noam, brokered by Prime Minister Netanyahu in 2019 and 2021-22.[7][8]
Meanwhile, in the April 2019 Knesset elections, Rafi Levengrond, father of a murder victim in Barkan shooting terror attack Kim Levengrond-Yehezkel, used the party as a 'Shelf Party' to run his own list for the Knesset. In the September 2019 Knesset elections Avi Yalou used the party as a 'shelf party' to run for the Knesset with his own list called "Tsedek", the Hebrew word for "Justice".
References
- ↑ https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315748320-58/shalom-dovber-halevi-wolpo-romana-ambro%C5%BEov%C3%A1-marek-%C4%8Dejka-roman-ko%C5%99an-jan-hrub%C3%ADn
- ↑ "Jonathan Pollard offered to lead right-wing party | the Jerusalem Post". 24 December 2008.
- ↑ Shindler, Colin (26 September 2019). "Did Lubavitch support for Jewish Power stop Israel's right wing winning last week's election? - the Jewish Chronicle". The Jewish Chronicle.
- ↑ https://www.jpost.com/israel-elections/then-and-now-kahane-and-ben-aris-bans-and-the-israeli-overton-window-analysis-584040
- ↑ Rafel, Rosanna (2014-07-22). "The Death of the One-State Solution in Israel". Asfar. Retrieved 2025-08-09.
A further solution, which has a strong following from the Religious-Zionist camp, is the State of Judea. This concept is heavily supported by the decedents of Kahane's movement, a radical West Bank movement that has been designated as a Terrorist group by the United States. This proposal is for a halachic, Jewish law-based, state in the West Bank and heavily supported by Jewish settlers. Further figures who support this move are the prominent author and political actor, Chabad Rabbi Shalom Dov Wolpo, and the Republican congressman Joe Walsh. Walsh stated that Israel has the right to annex the West Bank if the Palestinian National Authority declare a statelv, which they arguably have done previously in 1988 and with the successful bid at the United Nations at the close of 2012. This would either lead to a one-state solution, or open up the avenue for a religious-Zionist controlled State of Judea in the West Bank.
- ↑ Mandel, Yahoonah (2010-12-24). "Rabbi threatens civil war at rally | The Jerusalem Post". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. Retrieved 2025-08-11.
Wolpe warned, his group already had a plan to create the autonomous Authority of Judea and Samaria. He added that creating a Palestinian state would endanger thousands of Jewish lives. ... ... ... ... The Jewish right to a state in the Land of Israel came from the Bible and wasn't based on security or demographic arguments, he said. .... .... .... .... ..... ..... [Michael] Ben-Ari also spoke out against the African migrants who have been illegally entering Israel and in support of not renting/selling land to Gentiles in Israel. He warned that the State of Israel was being given away to foreigners. "We stand behind the rabbis who do not want to give our inheritance away to strangers," Ben-Ari said. Some people, particularly on the Left, have said that those who hold this position are racists, said Ben-Ari. "They call us racists, but they say the ultra-Orthodox live off in a place of their own. This is hypocrisy. They attacked the rabbis [who signed the letter barring real estate deals with Arabs], who fight for the country's identity. I salute the rabbis who have risen to meet this surge," said Ben-Ari.
- ↑ "Ben-Ari Leaves National Union, Will Run with Eldad". Israel National News. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
- ↑ "Eldad, Ben-Ari form new party: Strong Israel". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2018-03-19.