İsmail Hakkı Altuntaş

  Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel Pluto Middle Eastern Studies Also available Jewish History, Jewish Religion The Weight of Three Thousand Years Israel Shahak Open Secrets Israeli Foreign and Nuclear Policies Israel Shahak Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel Israel Shahak and Norton Mezvinsky   Pluto Press LONDON • STERLING, VIRGINIA Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Shahak, Israel. Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel / Israel Shahak and Norton Mezvinsky. p. cm. — (Pluto Middle Eastern series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7453-1281-0 (hbk.) 1. Orthodox Judaism—Israel—Controversial literature. 2. Orthodox Judaism—Political aspects—Israel. 3. Political violence—Israel. I. Mezvinsky, Norton. II. Title. III. Series. Contents Preface vi Glossary xiii Introduction 1 1      Jewish Fundamentalism Within Jewish Society 5 2       The Rise of the Haredim in Israel 23 3       The Two Main Haredi Groups 44