Zionism is peace

Date:   9/6/2006 6:06:40 PM ( 18 y ago)

The basic platform of the Zionist movement is contained in the Jerusalem Program. While the principles that it encompasses date back to the early days of the Zionist movement, this platform was adopted in 1968 and was recently updated in June, 2004 to reflect modern Zionist ideals.

Hadassah members have been involved in the Zionist movement since the Second Zionist Congress. All of Hadassah's activities fall under one of the following planks of the Jerusalem Program.

The Jerusalem Program

Zionism, the national liberation movement of the Jewish people, brought about the establishment of the State of Israel, and views a Jewish, Zionist, democratic and secure State of Israel to be the expression of the common responsibility of the Jewish people for its continuity and future.

The foundations of Zionism are:

The unity of the Jewish people, its bond to its historic homeland Eretz Yisrael, and the centrality of the State of Israel and Jerusalem, its capital, in the life of the nation
Aliyah to Israel from all countries and the effective integration of all immigrants into Israeli Society
Strengthening Israel as a Jewish, Zionist and democratic state and shaping it as an exemplary society with a unique moral and spiritual character, marked by mutual respect for the multi-faceted Jewish people, rooted in the vision of the prophets, striving for peace and contributing to the betterment of the world
Ensuring the future and the distinctiveness of the Jewish people by furthering Jewish, Hebrew, and Zionist education, fostering spiritual and cultural values and teaching Hebrew as the national language
Nurturing mutual Jewish responsibility, defending the rights of Jews as individuals and as a nation, representing the national Zionist interests of the Jewish people, and struggling against all manifestations of anti-Semitism
Settling the country as an expression of practical Zionism




 

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