Bnei Akiva (Hebrew: בני עקיבא), founed in the British Mandate of Palestine in 1929, is the largest religious Zionist youth movement in the world today. It is active world-wide, with over 125,000 members in 37 countries. There are 75,000 members in Israel and 54,000 members in the rest of the world. Locally, Bnei Akiva chapters are called 'סניפים'(pronounced snif), "branches" with each age group constituting a 'שבט'(pronounced shevet), "tribe".