Bnei Akiva
Bnei Akiva ( "Children of Akiva") is the largest religious Zionist youth movement in the world, with over 125,000 members in 42 countries. It was first established in Mandatory Palestine in 1929,[1] advocating the values of Torah and labour.[2]
Bnei Akiva in Israel is the central youth movement of the religious Zionist public in Israel and the third-largest youth movement in Israel. The movement's Secretary-General in Israel is Yigal Klein.[3]
Bnei Akiva was established on Lag BaOmer 1929 as the youth wing of the Mizrachi movement. Concurrent with the establishment of the movement in Palestine before the establishment of the Zionist state, organizations of religious youth operated in the outside Palestine.[4] In 1958, the 'Israeli' and other groups merged to form the modern World Bnei Akiva, which operates both in and outside occupied Palestine, along with Bnei Akiva Israel, which operates in 'Israel'.