Rabbi Eliyahu Zinni, head of the hesder yeshiva in Haifa, says he disagrees with Minister Aryeh Deri's statement against religious Zionism, but noted that there is a serious situation in the national-religious public.
Interviewed by Galei Yisrael radio, Rabbi Zinni said, "The situation is much more serious than what Deri described: There are things within the religious Zionist community that are not only bordering on reform, but reform. There are even statements bordering on genuine Christian attitudes. Deri, who supported the Oslo Accords, is not the one to preach, but the situation is much more serious than what he described."