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Degel HaTorah Leader Calls Zionism “Disastrous,” Jews Better Without State

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 11:11 AM UTC · How we work

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Dov Lando, Degel HaTorah leader, called Zionism disastrous, saying Jews would be better off without a state.
He claimed Zionism caused Arab hatred, disaster, and that Jews should live under Arab or UN rule.
Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett condemned remarks and urged United Torah Judaism’s exclusion from coalitions.
United Torah Judaism is projected to win eight seats, a bloc for Netanyahu’s coalition before Oct. 27 election.

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Dov Lando, Degel HaTorah leader, called Zionism disastrous, saying Jews would be better off without a state.
He claimed Zionism caused Arab hatred, disaster, and that Jews should live under Arab or UN rule.
Gadi Eisenkot, Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett condemned remarks and urged United Torah Judaism’s exclusion from coalitions.
United Torah Judaism is projected to win eight seats, a bloc for Netanyahu’s coalition before Oct. 27 election.