▁be ▁first ▁and ▁for em ost ▁a ▁religion ▁that ▁is ▁not ▁dependent ▁on ▁a ▁state . ▁However , ▁some ▁H ared i ▁movements ▁( such ▁as ▁Sh as ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁do ▁open ly ▁affili ate ▁with ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁movement . ▁ ▁H ared i ▁rabb is ▁do ▁not ▁consider ▁Israel ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁hal ach ic ▁Jewish ▁state ▁because ▁it ▁has ▁sec ular ▁government . ▁But ▁they ▁take ▁responsibility ▁for ▁ens uring ▁that ▁Jews ▁maintain ▁religious ▁ide als ▁and , ▁since ▁most ▁Isra eli ▁citizens ▁are ▁Jews , ▁they ▁purs ue ▁this ▁ag enda ▁within ▁Israel . ▁O thers ▁reject ▁any ▁possibility ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁state , ▁since ▁according ▁to ▁them ▁a ▁Jewish ▁state ▁is ▁completely ▁forb idden ▁by ▁Jewish ▁religious ▁law . ▁In ▁their ▁view ▁a ▁Jewish ▁state ▁is ▁an ▁ox ym or on . ▁ ▁Two ▁H ared i ▁parties ▁run ▁candidates ▁in ▁Isra eli ▁elections . ▁They ▁are ▁sometimes ▁associated ▁with ▁views ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁regarded ▁as ▁national ist ▁or ▁Z ion ist . ▁They ▁prefer ▁coal itions ▁with ▁more ▁national ist ▁Z ion ist ▁parties , ▁probably ▁because ▁these ▁are ▁more ▁interested ▁in ▁en han cing ▁the ▁Jewish ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁state . ▁The ▁Se ph ardi - Or th odox ▁party ▁Sh as ▁rejected ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁Z ion ist ▁movement ; ▁however , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁it ▁joined ▁the ▁World ▁Z ion ist ▁Organ ization . ▁Its ▁vot ers ▁generally ▁identify ▁as ▁Z ion ist