Gush Emunim
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Gush Emunim was a religious Zionist movement founded after the 1967 Six-Day War that promoted Jewish settlement in the occupied territories as a religious and national imperative.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gush Emunim canonical | 1 |
| Gush Emunim movement | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli political movement
ⓘ
religious Zionist movement ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization |
Amana (settlement movement)
ⓘ
National Religious Party ⓘ Yesha Council ⓘ |
| associatedRabbi |
Haim Drukman
ⓘ
Moshe Levinger ⓘ Yoel Bin-Nun ⓘ Zvi Yehuda Kook ⓘ |
| baseOfSupport |
Religious Zionist communities in Israel
ⓘ
Students of Mercaz HaRav yeshiva ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
Contributing to Israeli-Palestinian tensions
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Encouraging illegal settlement outposts ⓘ Undermining prospects for a two-state solution ⓘ |
| dissolutionApproximate | late 1980s ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Belief that settling the Land of Israel is a religious commandment
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Messianic-nationalist interpretation of Zionism ⓘ |
| foundedAfterEvent | Six-Day War ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Primarily based in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| ideology |
Religious Zionism
ⓘ
Right-wing Zionism ⓘ |
| impact |
Helped create a large network of Jewish settlements in the West Bank
ⓘ
Significantly influenced Israeli settlement policy in the occupied territories ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Teachings of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook
ⓘ
Teachings of Rabbi Zvi Yehuda Kook ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatus | Operated largely as an extra-parliamentary movement ⓘ |
| movementType | Religious-nationalist movement ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
Lobbying Israeli governments for settlement expansion
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Organizing settlement outposts and land takeovers ⓘ Promotion and establishment of Jewish settlements in the West Bank ⓘ |
| organizationalSuccessor |
Amana (settlement movement)
ⓘ
Yesha Council ⓘ |
| politicalPosition |
Pro-settlement
ⓘ
Right-wing ⓘ |
| positionOnCampDavidAccords | Opposed return of Sinai to Egypt ⓘ |
| positionOnPeaceProcess | Opposed territorial compromise with Arab states and Palestinians ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
Annexationist expansion of the State of Israel
ⓘ
Prevent establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza ⓘ Promote Jewish settlement in territories captured in 1967 ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Religious Zionism
ⓘ
surface form:
National-Religious Judaism
Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| territorialFocus |
Gaza Strip
ⓘ
Golan Heights ⓘ Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai Peninsula (until its return to Egypt)
West Bank ⓘ |
| viewOfLandOfIsrael | Advocated Jewish sovereignty over the entire Land of Israel ⓘ |
| viewOfStateOfIsrael | Saw the State of Israel as the beginning of redemption ⓘ |
| viewOnTerritories | Considered territories captured in 1967 as part of the biblical Land of Israel ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Gush Emunim movement