Religious interpretations play a key role in shaping these views. Nearly half (47 percent) of respondents agreed that "when conquering an enemy city, the Israel Defense Forces should act as the Israelites did in Jericho under Joshua's command – killing all its inhabitants." Sixty-five percent said they believed in the existence of a modern-day incarnation of Amalek, the Israelite biblical enemy whom God commanded to wipe out in Deuteronomy 25:19. Among those believers, 93 percent said the commandment to erase Amalek's memory remains relevant today.

This apocalyptic rhetoric has found fertile ground in religious Zionist circles, where leaders have long advocated for such extreme policies.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 13 points 4 days ago (1 children)

for some reason i thought orthodox would be less likely to be bloodthirsty sadness

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Well, they are less bloodthirsty than Haredim.

[–] plinky@hexbear.net 7 points 4 days ago

🤏distance. maybe i was too impressed by separate videos of diasporic orthodox tbh

[–] heartheartbreak@hexbear.net 10 points 4 days ago

The zionists use religious state apparatuses to promote ideology, so it would make sense that the closer people are to them the closer they would be to the ideology

[–] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 2 points 4 days ago

Because you can blame it on God's Will/Plan.