Zo Artzeinu
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Zo Artzeinu was a political protest movement created and led by Moshe Feiglin
and Shmuel Sackett
in Israel
to block Israeli land concessions to the Arab
s in the early 1990s, especially the Oslo Accords
. The movement was known to block roads and use other forms of civil disobedience
adapted from the civil rights movement in the United States to make known their protests and goals.
Feiglin and Sackett established Zo Artzeinu after the Knesset
of Israel banned the Kach
party movement in Israel. Feiglin and Sackett were determined to find a way to continue the goals of Kahane for a more Judaic and secure Israel, but by peaceful means only. They did not agree with the more militant approach of Kahane's son Rabbi Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane
who had set up the Kahane Chai
movement which was then subsequently also officially
banned.
In 1998, Feiglin and Sackett moved on to establish the Manhigut Yehudit
("Jewish Leadership") faction within the Likud
party, with Feiglin eventually running for leadership of the Likud party.
Moshe Feiglin
Moshe Zalman Feiglin is an Israeli politician, head of the Manhigut Yehudit faction of the Likud party in Israel...
and Shmuel Sackett
Shmuel Sackett
Shmuel Sackett is a religious Zionist leader. He co-founded both the Zo Artzeinu and Manhigut Yehudit political movements in Israel.During the 1990s Zo Artzeinu opposed the Oslo Accords through civil disobedience....
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
to block Israeli land concessions to the Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
s in the early 1990s, especially the Oslo Accords
Oslo Accords
The Oslo Accords, officially called the Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements or Declaration of Principles , was an attempt to resolve the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict...
. The movement was known to block roads and use other forms of civil disobedience
Civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power. Civil disobedience is commonly, though not always, defined as being nonviolent resistance. It is one form of civil resistance...
adapted from the civil rights movement in the United States to make known their protests and goals.
Feiglin and Sackett established Zo Artzeinu after the Knesset
Knesset
The Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
of Israel banned the Kach
Kach and Kahane Chai
Kach was a far-right political party in Israel. Founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in the early 1970s, and following his Jewish nationalist ideology , the party entered the Knesset in 1984 after several electoral failures...
party movement in Israel. Feiglin and Sackett were determined to find a way to continue the goals of Kahane for a more Judaic and secure Israel, but by peaceful means only. They did not agree with the more militant approach of Kahane's son Rabbi Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane
Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane
Binyamin Ze'ev Kahane was a rabbi and the son of Rabbi Meir Kahane.Born in New York City, he emigrated to Israel with his family at the age of four, in 1971...
who had set up the Kahane Chai
Kach and Kahane Chai
Kach was a far-right political party in Israel. Founded by Rabbi Meir Kahane in the early 1970s, and following his Jewish nationalist ideology , the party entered the Knesset in 1984 after several electoral failures...
movement which was then subsequently also officially
banned.
In 1998, Feiglin and Sackett moved on to establish the Manhigut Yehudit
Manhigut Yehudit
Manhigut Yehudit is a movement started by Moshe Feiglin and Shmuel Sackett to lead the State of Israel with, in their words, "authentic Jewish values." This has been widely interpreted, both by Manhigut supporters and outside observers, as closer to Orthodox Judaism but without a Galut or Exile...
("Jewish Leadership") faction within the Likud
Likud
Likud is the major center-right political party in Israel. It was founded in 1973 by Menachem Begin in an alliance with several right-wing and liberal parties. Likud's victory in the 1977 elections was a major turning point in the country's political history, marking the first time the left had...
party, with Feiglin eventually running for leadership of the Likud party.