Smotrich’s Apocalyptic ‘Decisive Plan’

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His ultimate objective is to transform Israel from a secular democratic state to a religious autocracy ruled by the Jewish biblical law. Studying in Mercaz HaRav Kook, Yashlatz, and Yeshivat Kedumim, Smotrich was educated by the apocalyptic ideals of rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook, the father of Messianic religious Zionism. It is premised on the idea that democratic institutions are a Hellenic, goy thing, whereas only the Five Books of Moses can serve as a foundation of law in a Jewish state. Smotrich’s “Decisive Plan” for GazaIn 2017, Smotrich, then still a young Knesset member, presented his “Decisive Plan” in closed religious Zionist circles. To the Messianic far-right in Israel, the White House is a convenient asset in God’s plan for Israel; not more, not less.