ABSTRACT
The previous chapter suggested that there are basic divisions between haredim (ultra-Orthodox, hostile to modernity and anti-Zionist) and religious-Zionists, characterized, at least until recently, by a benevolent attitude toward modernity, and a more permissive attitude toward religious in addition to an affirmation of Zionism. 1 However within each of these camps are sub-groups. Their animosity toward one another (at least among the haredim) , sometimes leads to outbreaks of violence. Furthermore, the standard division of Orthodox Israelis into the haredi and religious-Zionist camps is complicated by the growing religio-political strength of religious oriental Jews - Jews who were born or whose parents were born in Arab speaking countries. They don't fit neatly in either camp. On the other hand one can also point to a growing consensus among all the Orthodox with regard to some major issues.
