State of Judea
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The State of Judea (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יְהוּדָה, Medīnat Yəhuda) is a proposed halachic state in the West Bank. The idea was put forward by Israeli Jewish settlers.[1] After the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) declared the existence of a Palestinian state in 1988, some Israeli 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-based 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 free 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
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- ↑ 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.
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Other websites
- The flourishing State of Judea. Haaretz. 17 December 2008. https://www.haaretz.com/1.5074599.
