Haredi factions under attack for supporting Nationality Law

The hardline Eida Haharedit faction is angry at the haredi political parties for voting for the Nationality Law defining Israel as a Jewish State.

The Eida Haharedit, which is based in Jerusalem's Meah Shearim neighborhood, is known as one of the most dogmatically anti-Zionist sects. It refuses to recognize the State of Israel and calls on its members not to vote in national elections, even for haredi parties, and not to accept any funding from the state, including National Insurance payments.