[Salman]

More importantly, are they "anti-semitic" by virtue of their condemnation of the STATE of Israel?

Anti-Semitic, no. Screwballs, yes. And not just because they are anti-Zionist. Nor are they "typical" Orthodox.

Visit their website, you'll see what I mean.

[Askel5]

I'm checking out their site as we speak. Looks to me like they distance themselves IMMEDIATELY from the naturei karta in the first sentence.

Perhaps they're more sane that you -- or Veronica -- give them credit.

I'll keep reading. Thanks for the reminder to check out their site for myself.

[scratchgolfer]

Anyone truly versed in these matters knows where these folks are coming from. They are on the fringe. As are the folks they link to on their site. It is to the fringe elements some people turn to validate their views I gather. Not the sort I would want to use as examples however.

[Alouette]

Anti-Semitic, no. Screwballs, yes. And not just because they are anti-Zionist. Nor are they "typical" Orthodox.

I'd say they are the Jewish Taliban. I am Orthodox and have spent a lot of time in Meah Shearim (one of the neighborhoods in Jerusalem where "Neturei Karta" hang out.) A family member got into a conversation with one of them, and was told that it is a sin to support the Zionist government in any way, shape or form. My relative asked the NK guy if he had any cash, could he change a 50-shekel bill? The NK guy said, "sure!" and whipped out a wad of "Herzls". So my relative said, Zayer medinah is nit kosher ober zayere gelt yoh? (The Jewish State isn't kosher but you take their money?????)

The "Neturei Karta" will never, ever join the secular Israeli leftists in their demonstrations, because they hate each other's guts, but suf kol suf (bottom line) they are opposite sides of the same phony coin. They and the secular leftists are both driven by the same poisonous hatred of their fellow Jews--each other--to the point they would prefer to see Israel destroyed.

The Talmud says, The Holy Temple was destroyed because of causeless hatred and I think the "Neturei Karta" and their mirror images on the left are a perfect illustration of this.