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I've tried to focus my thoughts on this one point that Peter Beinart brought to this debate: antizionism is becoming more popular. And as an example he brought up Satmar.
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When people bring up Neturei Karta, it's pretty easy to dismiss them as the cult that they are as well as their work with antisemites and hostile nations like Iran. They are simply batshit crazy and anyone who uses them, is obviously a crank.
Satmar, however, is more complicated. Not many are fully familiar with their beliefs, and their self isolation is widely regarded as a stream of its own, within Jewish orthodox communities. A simple answer is, they don't actually share much in common with secular antizionism.
Satmar's antizionism is a product of their messianic beliefs as well as their strict rules of assimilating with secular communities. They absolutely believe in a Jewish state, but have stamped it to a later date for the arrival of the Messiah. They view modern zionism as secular.
I wanted to summarize this great article about leaders of Satmar interpretation of antizionism, but I think posting this link is best if you're interested in the intricacy of thought detailed here. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/belief/articles/satmar-anti-zionist
