Halachic state

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Halachic state

The concept of a Halachic state refers to a hypothetical theocracy

Theocracy

Theocracy is a form of government in which a god or deity is recognized as the state's supreme civil ruler, or in a broader sense, a form of government in which a state is governed by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided....
based upon Jewish law (similar to the Islamic theocracies of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
and Iran

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persian Empire until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea....
). In such a state, non-Jews have the status of ger toshav
Ger toshav

Ger toshav , according to Judaism and the Torah, is a Gentile who is a "resident alien", that is, one who lived in the ancient kingdoms of Israel under certain protections of the system, considered a righteous Gentile....
and would not be full citizens.

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United Torah Judaism

United Torah Judaism is an Political alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel, two small Israeli Haredi Judaism Politics of Israel in the Knesset....
(UTJ) and Shas

Shas

Shas is a List of political parties in Israel in Israel, primarily representing Haredi Judaism Sephardi Jews and Mizrahi Jews Judaism. Following the Israeli legislative election, 2006 in which Shas won 12 seats, it joined Ehud Olmert's coalition government and holds four cabinet posts....
in principle aspire to the transformation of Israel

Israel

Israel officially the State of Israel , is a country in the Middle East located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area....
into a Halachic state. However, they are not trying to implement this at this point in time.

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The concept of a Halachic state refers to a hypothetical theocracy

Theocracy

Saudi Arabia

Iran

Stances of religious political parties in Israel

United Torah Judaism

United Torah Judaism is an Political alliance of Degel HaTorah and Agudat Israel, two small Israeli Haredi Judaism Politics of Israel in the Knesset....
(UTJ) and Shas

Shas

Israel

Chayil Party

The Jewish National Front , commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym, Hayil , is a far-right List of political parties in Israel in Israel....
and other Kahanist

Kahanism

Kahanism is a term, named after controversial Israeli Rabbi Meir Kahane, that refers to an organization and, more generally, to other movements or groups that share a belief in the fundamental tenets of its ideology, chief among them being the idea that the State of Israel should defend itself against Arab and Nazi enemy, thus should accord f...
groups actively promote this (Kahanists such as Kach

Kach

Kach is town and Union Councils of Pakistan of the Ziarat District in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is located at 30?26'2N 67?19'27E and has an altitude of 2020m ....
and Kahane Chai advocate the abolition of liberal democracy

Liberal democracy

Liberal democracy is the dominant form of democracy in the 21st century. During the Cold War, liberal democracies were contrasted with the Communist People's Republics or "Popular Democracies", which claimed an alternative conception of democracy....
and the creation of a Halakhic state in its stead). Meimad

Meimad

Meimad is a left-wing Religious Zionism List of political parties in Israel in Israel. Founded in 1999, it is based on the ideology of the Meimad movement founded in 1988 by Rabbi Yehuda Amital....
is the only Jewish religious political party in Israel that actively opposes a Halachic state. The National Religious Party

National Religious Party

The National Religious Party was a List of political parties in Israel in Israel representing the Religious Zionism movement. Formed in 1956, at the time of its dissolution in 2008, it was the second oldest surviving party in the country after Agudat Yisrael, and was part of every government coalition until 1992....
wishes to increase the Jewish religious character of the state incrementally by influencing individuals.

Stance of Jewish Torah leaders

In particular, the Lubavitcher Rebbe spoke out advocating the transformation of Israel into a Halachic state. He also pointed out many times that according to Jewish tradition the arrival of the Moshiach, the Jewish Messiah, would bring the Land of Israel

Land of Israel

For other uses, see Israel The Land of Israel is the region which, according to the Hebrew Bible, was promised by God to the descendants of Abraham through his son Isaac and to the Israelites, descendants of Jacob, Abraham's grandson....
to be under the rule of the Halacha. This state would be a monarchy

Monarchy

A monarchy is a form of government in which supreme power is absolutely or nominally lodged in an individual, who is the head of state, often for Life tenure or until abdication, and "is wholly set apart from all other members of the state." The person who heads a monarchy is called a monarch....
, with Moshiach at its head.

Sanhedrin revival movement

The current movement to re-establish

Modern attempts to revive the Sanhedrin

Within Judaism, the Sanhedrin is seen as the last institution which commanded universal authority among the Jewish people in the long chain of tradition from Moses until the present day....
the Sanhedrin

Sanhedrin

The Sanhedrin was an assembly of twenty-three judges appointed in every city in the Land of Israel.The Great Sanhedrin was the supreme court of ancient Israel....
, ostensibly as a religiously-dominated upper house

Upper house

An upper house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house....
of the Knesset

Knesset

The Knesset is the legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem....
, is also widely regarded as an attempt to move the Israeli government to a halakhic state of governance and jurisprudence.