The political power of religious Zionism is in constant decline, thus not indicative of its relative percentage of the population. This deterioration is a result of an aversion to sectorial voting and preference of the national interest (such as state security) over the narrow sectorial interest (such as the fate of the settlements in Gush Katif).
In the future religious Zionism will be able to reclaim its electoral and political power, if it will succeed in establishing a new centrist party, with a platform based on Jewish identity – in a moderate and non-coercive tone – and have secular entities (such as Uzi Dayan and his party) and Haredim (ultra-Orthodox) take part. Kadima offers a "centrist" message in the political-security sphere; nonetheless the Israeli public is also undoubtedly concerned about matters concerning education and identity.
