188 Avi Sagi in Israeli society, the discourse perceives Religious Zionism as a kind of mid - range faction mediating between the poles . Mediation was a stable feature in the self - consciousness of Religious Zionism, which saw itself as committed to the Jewish collective— Klal Yisrael —and entered the political discourse . This feature, however, does not define Religious Zionism since, as a group with unique traits, it is not characterized merely by its position vis - à - vis other groups in Israeli society . Its location, then, rather than constitutive of its very existence, is a side effect of its values and its normative world . The term “Religious Zionism” is thus supposed to be a solid signifier, pointing to an actual group that exists “out there” in the world, beyond the linguistic term representing it . Its meaning—the semantic context of the term—is also sharp and clear, thus dismissing any option of several Religious Zionisms . Nuances and differences between sub - groups ar...
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