ABSTRACT
Never in Zionist history has there existed a homogenous Jewish religious attitude to the multitude of issues associated with Israel’s national security. Rather, the prevalent picture has always been one of intra-religious dissent. For many years, controversies focused on issues that reflected basic differences of outlook between segments of Jewish religious Israeli society generically labeled “ultra-orthodox” (in Hebrew haredi) and “national–religious” (dati leumi). Recent decades, however, have witnessed a supplementary development. Ideological and sociological transformations have splintered “national–religious” society, creating internal cleavages on national security issues.
