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State of Judea

Proposed flag of the State of Judea
Proposed location of the State of Judea

The State of Judea (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יְהוּדָה‎‎, Medīnat Yəhuda) is a proposed halachic state in the West Bank, forward by Israeli Jewish settlers.[1] After the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) declared the existence of a Palestinian state in 1988, some settler activists (primarily Kahanists) feared international pressure would cause Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and sought to lay the groundwork for an Orthodox Jewish state in the West Bank and Gaza if this came to pass.[2] The declaration of independence of this state was announced in a Jerusalem hotel on December 27th, 1988. Notorious Kahanist, Michael Ben-Horin was declared the president of the free state of Judea.[3][4] In January 1989, several hundred activists met together and announced their intention to create the infrastructure of such a state if Israel ever withdrew.[5][6][7]

The idea was revived in the wake of the unilateral disengagement plan which resulted in the forcible eviction of most Jewish settlers from the Gaza strip by the IDF in 2005.[8] In 2007, Shalom Dov Wolpo suggested the establishment of a new Jewish state in the West Bank if Israel withdrew.[9][10]

Flag

The flag of the state of Judea is nearly the same as the flag of the state of Israel. Like the flag of Israel, it has a blue symbol on a white background, between two horizontal blue stripes, but unlike the flag of Israel the symbol is a Temple menorah instead of a Star of David. Another version has a Star of David of a different sort than appears on the flag of Israel, together with some other symbols.[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ Rafel, Rosanna. The Death of the One-State Solution in Israel (in en-GB). Asfar (2014-07-22). Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  2. ↑ Rafel, Rosanna. The Death of the One-State Solution in Israel (in en-GB). Asfar (2014-07-22). Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  3. ↑ Pedahzur, Ami. Jewish terrorism in Israel (2009)New York : Columbia University Press. ISBN 978-0-231-15446-8.
  4. ↑ Levinger Brought in for Questioning in Israel's Crack-down on Extremists (in en-US). Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  5. ↑ Ron, James. Frontiers and Ghettos: State Violence in Serbia and Israel (in en) (2003-05-19)University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-93690-4.
  6. ↑ Kass, Ilana. The Deadly Embrace: The Impact of Israeli and Palestinian Rejectionism on the Peace Process (in en) (1997)Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. ISBN 978-0-7618-0535-9.
  7. ↑ Ellensburg Daily Record - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  8. ↑ Weiss, Efrat (2004-06-07). "הימין הקיצוני: נתנתק מישראל ונקים את "מדינת יהודה"" (in he). ynet. https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2928254,00.html. Retrieved 2025-09-18. 
  9. ↑ Rightist initiative: Picking flag and anthem for settler state (in en). Ynetnews (2007-12-06). Retrieved 2025-09-18.
  10. ↑ Rafel, Rosanna. The Death of the One-State Solution in Israel (in en-GB). Asfar (2014-07-22). Retrieved 2025-09-20.
  11. ↑ "State of Judea" Movement (Israel). www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  12. ↑ Other political flags (Israel). www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2025-09-19.

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