Editing Neturei Karta (section)

==Activities==
===Palestinian nationalism===
[[File:Neturei karta2.jpg|thumb|Members of Neturei Karta show their support for Lebanon and Palestine during a peace demonstration in [[Trafalgar Square]], 30th July 2006.]]
Neturei Karta supports a sovereign [[Palestinian state]] in the present, however, argues for complete Jewish sovereignty in the Holy Land upon the arrival of the Messiah.<ref name="Haaretzexplainer" />[[File:148.FreePalestineRally.WDC.4November2023 (53331035524).jpg|thumb|Neturei Karta at the [[National March on Washington: Free Palestine]], 2023]]

In addition to halakhic opposition to the organization of a Jewish state in the Holy Land, Neturei Karta also criticizes Israeli policies of aggression towards Palestinian people.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title='We're Palestinian Jews:' Neturei Karta meet with Islamic Jihad leaders |url=https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-728082 |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en-US}}</ref> They have rejected the claim that Israel is democratic, citing what they refer to as racist, genocidal treatment of Palestinians.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Keren-Kratz |first=Menachem |date=2023 |title=Satmar and Neturei Karta: Jews Against Zionism |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/8/article/896175 |journal=Modern Judaism |volume=43 |issue=1 |pages=52–76 |doi=10.1093/mj/kjac023 |issn=1086-3273}}</ref>

===Relations with Palestinian groups===
After the [[Gaza War (2008–09)|Gaza War]], four Neturei Karta members crossed into [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]] in 2010 as part of the [[Gaza Freedom March]] to celebrate Jewish ''[[Shabbos]]'' and show support for Palestinians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/anti-zionist-ultra-orthodox-jews-celebrate-sabbath-in-gaza-1.265558 |date=1 January 2010 |title= Anti-Zionist ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate Sabbath in Gaza|work=Haaretz}}</ref><ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3828351,00.html "Ultra-Orthodox Jews make rare visit to Gaza,"] Associated Press, Published: 01.01.10, www.ynetnews.com</ref>

In January 2023, three members of Neturei Karta met with prominent [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] (PIJ) officials and families of Palestinian militants during a visit to the [[Jenin refugee camp]]. The Neturei Karta members also visited the home of Bassam al-Saadi, who was jailed by Israel for PIJ leadership activities.<ref>{{cite news |date=2023-01-10 |title=Anti-Zionist Haredi sect members visit Jenin, meet terror-linked Palestinians |work=Times of Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/anti-zionist-haredi-sect-members-visit-jenin-meet-terror-linked-palestinians/ |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> Upon their return to Israel, Israeli authorities arrested two of the Neturei Karta members for unlawful entry to [[Area A]] of the West Bank.<ref>{{cite news |date=2023-01-17 |title=Police arrest second Neturei Karta man who met Palestinian terrorists in Jenin |work=Jewish News Syndicate |url=https://www.jns.org/police-arrest-second-neturei-karta-man-who-met-palestinian-terrorists-in-jenin/ |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> The Satmar rebbe publicly denounced the group for their conduct, remarking in his speech that "It is a terrible desecration of God's name to support murderers in the name of the holy Torah and God's name."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title='A terrible desecration of God's name' - Satmar Rebbe condemns anti-Israel protesters |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-773037 |website=Jerusalem Post}}</ref>

Neturei Karta asserts that the mass media deliberately downplays their viewpoint and makes them out to be few in number. Their protests in America are usually attended by, at most, a few dozen people. In Israel, the group's protests typically attract several hundred participants, depending on the nature of the protest and its location.<ref>Connections Magazine "In 'Honor' of Yom Haatzmaut: A Few RBS Haredim Wore Sackcloth and Hung Palestinian Flags" Temura, 1 May 2006</ref>

Neturei Karta regularly participates in pro-Palestine protests, including protests organized by Palestinian-led groups like [[Within Our Lifetime]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-06 |title=Pro-Palestinian protestors gather outside NYU Tisch Hospital in support of Gaza hospital director |url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-836369 |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Bogen |first=Amir |date=2022-08-30 |title=Palestinians rally in New York in support of hunger-striking prisoner |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hj8ja4iji |access-date=2025-02-24 |work=Ynetnews |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2022-04-21 |title=Several dozen at pro-Palestinian march on NY consulate call to ‘globalize intifada’ |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/several-dozen-at-pro-palestinian-march-on-ny-consulate-call-to-globalize-intifada/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=Times of Israel |language=en-US}}</ref> Their signs at [[Gaza war]] protests criticize Israel with harsh language like: "Torah true Jews oppose the aggression in [[Al-Aqsa Mosque|al-Aqsa]] and the [[Israeli-occupied territories|occupation]] of all Palestine" and “State of ‘Israel’ does not represent world Jewry!" According to ''[[The Forward]]'', the bulk of their statements at protests do not reference their [[Halakha|halakhic]] opposition to Israel but publicly appear close to the views of left-wing American Jewish groups such as [[IfNotNow]] and [[Jewish Voice for Peace]].<ref name="Forwardexplainer" />

===Relationship with Iran===
In October 2005, Neturei Karta leader Rabbi [[Yisroel Dovid Weiss]] issued a statement criticising Jewish attacks on [[Iran]]ian President [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]. Weiss wrote that Ahmadinejad's statements were not "indicative of anti-Jewish sentiments", but rather, "a yearning for a better, more peaceful world", and "re-stating the beliefs and statements of [[Ayatollah Khomeini]], who always emphasized and practiced the respect and protection of Jews and Judaism."<ref>[http://www.nkusa.org/activities/Statements/2005Oct28Iran.cfm The Orthodox Jewish response to the criticism of the Iranian President (statement for Al Q'uds Day)] (NKUSA) 28 October 2005.</ref>

In March 2006, several members of a Neturei Karta's faction visited [[Iran]], where they met with Iranian leaders, including the vice-president, and praised Ahmadinejad for calling for the "Zionist regime" occupying Jerusalem to vanish from the pages of time. The spokesmen commented that they shared Ahmadinejad's aspiration for "a disintegration of the Israeli government".<ref>{{cite news|last=Freund|first=Michael|url=https://www.jpost.com/Jewish-World/Jewish-News/Neturei-Karta-sect-pays-visit-to-Iran|title=Neturei Karta Sect Pays Visit to Iran|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=6 March 2006|access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref> In an interview with Iranian television reporters, Rabbi Weiss remarked: "The Zionists use the Holocaust issue to their benefit. We, Jews who perished in the Holocaust, do not use it to advance our interests. We stress that there are hundreds of thousands Jews around the world who identify with our opposition to the Zionist ideology and who feel that Zionism is not Jewish, but a political agenda. ... What we want is not a withdrawal to the '67 borders, but to everything included in it, so the country can go back to the Palestinians and we could live with them ...".<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/Ext/Comp/ArticleLayout/CdaArticlePrintPreview/1,2506,L-3226600,00.html Neturei Karta in Iran: Zionists use Holocaust] by Roee Nahmias ([[YNetNews]]) 12 March 2006</ref>

==== Attendance at Holocaust denial conference in Tehran ====
In December 2006, members of Neturei Karta, including Yisroel Dovid Weiss, attended the [[International Conference to Review the Global Vision of the Holocaust]], a controversial conference held in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] that attracted a number of high-profile [[Holocaust denial|Holocaust deniers]].<ref name="BBC">[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6171503.stm Why are Jews at the 'Holocaust denial' conference?] 12 December, [[BBC]] 2006</ref>

In his speech, Weiss explained that the occurrence of the Nazi Holocaust was irrefutable and spoke about the murder of his own grandparents at Auschwitz, but claimed that Zionists had "collaborated with the Nazis" and "thwarted...efforts to save...Jews" and expressed solidarity with the Iranian position of [[anti-Zionism]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nkusa.org/activities/speeches/2006iran-weissspeech.cfm|title=Speech by Rabbi Y. D. Weiss, Tehran Conference|last=Weiss|first=Yisroel|date=12 December 2006|website=Neturei Karta International|access-date=2018-09-05}}</ref> [[Yonah Metzger]], the Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi of Israel, immediately called for those who went to Tehran to be put into '[[Herem (censure)|cherem]]', a form of ex-communication.<ref name = "YNet">[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3340082,00.html Rabbi Metzger: Boycott Neturei Karta participants of Iran conference] ([[YNetNews]]) 14 December 2006.</ref> Subsequently, the [[Satmar|Satmar Hassidism]] court called on Jews "to keep away from them and condemn their actions".<ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3340592,00.html Satmar court slams Neturei Karta] ([[YNetNews]]) 15 December 2006</ref>

On 21 December, the [[Edah HaChareidis|Edah HaChareidis rabbinical council]] of Jerusalem also released a statement calling on the public to distance itself from those who went to Iran. The Edah's statement followed, in major lines, the Satmar statement released a few days earlier.<ref>[http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=13452 Black Eye For Black Hats After Tehran Hate Fest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517025621/http://www.thejewishweek.com/news/newscontent.php3?artid=13452 |date=2011-05-17 }} (''[[The Jewish Week]]'') 22 December 2006</ref> In January 2007, a group of protesters stood outside the Neturei Karta synagogue in [[Monsey, New York]], demanding that they leave Monsey and move to Iran. Neturei Karta and their supporters from Monsey's Orthodox community responded with a counter-protest.<ref name="Anti Neturei Karta protest">{{cite web|url=http://www.nkusa.org/activities/demonstrations/20070107.cfm|publisher=Neturei Karta International|title=Anti Neturei Karta protest}}</ref>