Neturei Karta

British

/ nəˈtʊrɛɪ ˈkɑrtɑ /

noun

a small ultra-orthodox Jewish group living mainly in Jerusalem and New York who oppose the establishment of a Jewish state by temporal means

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Etymology

Origin of Neturei Karta

Aramaic: guardians of the walls

Example Sentences

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The two rabbis were members of the extreme anti-Israel fringe sect Neturei Karta and in no way are representative of Jewry, or even of ultra-Orthodox Jewry more specifically.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2021

Today fringe ultra-Orthodox groups such as Neturei Karta oppose the state of Israel because they believe the true Jewish state will only be established with the coming of the Messiah.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2016

It is just as well, since a majority of the Neturei Karta bitterly condemns him as a social outcast.

From Time Magazine Archive

Blau's followers in the Neturei Karta number about 350 families, but they can muster some 3,000 other Orthodox Jews from Mea She'arim for their periodic protests against Israeli secularism.

From Time Magazine Archive

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