Some in Israel are concerned by increasing religious Zionism

There is something quite pretentious about Desmond Fitzgerald’s description, (Letters July 7), of Israel as a “...successful, vibrant, progressive and equal state...” as, and not forgetting the billions of dollars of subventions from the US, the commentary from within Israel is somewhat different.

For example, Israel’s leading newspaper, Haaretz, has written that the Israeli military and its commanders “..have become more and more religious Zionist.”

This increasing sectarianism within Israel is also seen, says Haaretz, in a “..nationalistic and religious..” education system, while the laws and the courts have also “..become more religious Zionist.”