thumb|275px|Members of Neturei Karta protest against Israel (Washington, 2005) The chief political division among Haredi Jews has been in their approach to the State of Israel. After Israeli independence, different Haredi movements took varying positions on it. Only a minority of Haredi Jews consider themselves to be Zionists. Haredim who do not consider themselves Zionists fall into two-camps: non-Zionist, and anti-Zionist. Non-Zionist Haredim, who comprise the majority, do not object to the State of Israel as an independent Jewish state, and many even consider it to be positive, but they do not believe that it has any religious significance. Anti-Zionist Haredim, who are a minority, but are more publicly visible than the non-Zionist majority, believe that any Jewish independence prior to the coming of the Messiah is a sin.
thUmb|275PX|mEmbeRs Of neturei KaRtA ProtEST agAinst isrAel (WAshingTon, 2005) thE CHief POlITIcaL divisioN AMong hareDi JEws has beEn In thEir aPPRoaCH TO the statE of iSrael. after isrAeLI iNDepEndEnCe, dIfferent haRedi MoveMenTS took vaRyinG PoSitioNS on iT. onlY a minorItY Of haredi JEws conSIder themselves to Be ziOnists. haRedIM wHo Do not ConsiDEr themSELvES zIoniSTS FalL into tWo-CaMps: NOn-ZiOniSt, and anTI-zionist. Non-zionIst HAredIm, Who cOMprise the maJORItY, DO NoT objeCT To thE statE Of ISRaEl AS An indEPeNDEnt jewIsh statE, and mAny eveN coNSidEr iT to bE posItiVE, But ThEY dO not bELieVE thAt It Has Any reLigious SIgnIfiCancE. AnTi-zIOnIsT harEdIM, who ARe a MinoRitY, bUt are MOre pUblicly visIble thaN The NOn-zionist Majority, BeLiEVe that Any jewish independEnCE Prior To THe coming Of thE mesSIAh is a siN.