Neturei Karta

Wikipedia. Neturei Karta (literally “Guardians of the City”) is a religious group that split from normative Judaism, formally created in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine, in 1938, splitting off from Agudas Yisrael. The Neturei Karta see themselves as the “true Jews”, but are viewed as a cult on “the farthest fringes of Judaism” by the US-based Anti-Defamation League.[1] Neturei Karta opposes Zionism and calls for a dismantling of the State of Israel, in the belief that Jews are forbidden to have their own state until the coming of the Jewish Messiah.[2][3] They live in a fashion similar to Haredi communities around the globe.

In Israel some members also pray at affiliated beit midrash, in Jerusalem’s Meah Shearim neighborhood and in Ramat Beit Shemesh Bet. Neturei Karta states that no official count of the number of members exists.[4] The Jewish Virtual Library puts their numbers at 5,000,[5] while the Anti-Defamation League estimates that fewer than 100 members of the community take part in anti-Israel activism.[1] Members of Neturei Karta have a long history of extremist statements and support for notable anti-Zionist and Islamic extremists.[1]