Quotes regarding religion and state in Israel
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"Religion should be relegated to the synagogue and the homes of those families that want it; it should occupy a special position in the schools; but it shall not control the ministries of State."
Chaim Weizman
From the book, "Trial And Error" We must prepare for a cultural war
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I consider the Jewish question neither a social nor a religious oneץ
Theodore Herzl
The Jewish State Jewish Virtual Library
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We must free our Holy Torah from the petty politics of Torarism – the terrorism of Torah. We must understand that politics corrupts, and religious politics corrupts absolutely.
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
Chief Rabbi of Efrat; Founder Ohr Torah Stone Jerusalem Post