The anti-Zionist stance of the Edah HaChareidis is ideologically derived from the book "Vayoel Moshe", written by its former President and Chief Rabbi, Joel Teitelbaum, which is regarded as the standard, and by which all issues relating to the modern State of Israel are determined. For example, the Congregation forbids voting in the elections for the Knesset, and forbids accepting any funding from the Israeli government (such as subsidies for schools and unemployment benefits), and also does not accept Israeli citizenship through the Law of Return. According to Ynetnews, "It Edah has declared an ideological war against the 'heretic Zionist government'."