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Former fighter pilot says he turned to religious Zionism as a young adult

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Shai Kelch, who says he was exposed to Revisionist Zionist writings and Jewish tradition while growing up on a kibbutz and serving as an Air Force pilot, argues a religious, Zionist, nationalist government will emerge in Israel.

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Shai Kelch, an Israeli former fighter pilot, describes his personal journey toward religious Zionism, crediting his grandfather for introducing him to the writings of Revisionist Zionist leader Ze'ev Jabotinsky during his childhood on a kibbutz. Kelch says his exposure to Torah and Jewish tradition deepened during his service as a combat pilot in the Israeli Air Force. He asserts that the country is undergoing a broad awakening toward a religious, Zionist, and nationalist government. The statement, posted on his the source Monday morning, is a personal political testimony rather than a news report. There is no prior coverage of this specific testimony in The Zioneer archive.

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