to a new state

15/3/2023

Idan Kedem

The secular-liberal public in Israel has made all possible mistakes in the last seventy-five years, and now it stands with its back against the wall. But one thing remains for him: it is the one who holds the country in the fields of economy, security, education, health and culture. And therefore, in order to save himself and the State of Israel, it must now say: 'that's it. I am not ready to support anymore the ultra-Orthodox, the settlers and the army, being an army of occupation, an army of perpetuating Zionism, and an army kidnapped as much as you can'. In the state of affairs created after many years of dormancy, the breadwinner, servant and responsible secular public has nothing to lose but its shackles. And therefore, it has no choice but to be ready to break the tools and refuse to continue maintaining the situation as it has developed so far, and this, for reasons of personal benefit; for reasons of physical inability to continue carrying the burden like this; and also for the reason that the whole twisted state of the 'Zionist state' is fundamentally wrong. Breaking the rules means not serving in the army, not cooperating with the non-sovereign possession of Judea and Samaria, and not cooperating with the ultra-orthodox public. Or in other words, to practically secede from the State of Israel as it exists today.

This is a painful, drastic and difficult operation. But in the situation created, there is no other choice. The State of Israel is facing a dead end, for which it was not prepared. And since that, the proactive and responsible public should take the reins into their own hands, and dictate a completely different paradigm.

That means, the paradigm of a Jewish state has gone bankrupt. Rather, it was never right. But given that it creamed skin and sinew, and even led to the establishment of a not bad state at all, over the years it had to be gradually tilted in a more feasible direction, theoretically, and finally, also practically. Since this was not done in time, it must be done now, not in time.

The basis of the idea is this: a Jewish state is not possible, because it inevitably involves discrimination between Jewish and non-Jewish citizens, and this is not something the concept of 'state' can live with in peace. In addition, many Israelis seculars are defined by themselves and by others as Jews, mainly for self-interested reasons, which stem from the definition of the state as Jewish, even though as seculars they cannot be Jews. This is from the theoretical side. Whereas from the practical side, our eyes see that the idea of​ Jewish state legitimizes any vermin, and over time vermin become bigger and bigger. For example: discrimination between citizens of the country; A nationalist, racist and extremist climate is growing; Non-sovereign and non-democratic control over territories and subjects, only because these are (Jewish) homeland territories, and only because the subjects are not Jewish; Giving increasing privileges to religious Jewish communities, in order to maintain the Jewish identity of the state; The control of kosher laws on the food market, even though these are dictatorial laws that do not interest a large part of the people; Controlling the Jewish daily routine over all civil life, such as marriage and divorce laws, holidays, the prohibition of chametz, the absence of public transportation on Shabbat, and more; A constant increase in external security problems, and a decreasing legitimacy from the wide world towards the actions of the state and towards its existence; At the same time, a worrying growth in the volume of the security bodies, which become a privileged group that has an interest in the continued existence of the security problems; Increasing disruption of the economic balance in the country, in order to maintain the Zionist agenda; And since the anyway-limited-area of the state is mainly subject to Zionist considerations, it is reduced even more, and the movement in it is also becoming more difficult for all parties, based on those considerations; And in general, efforts and difficulties are increasing to control the Zionist situation, and to draw attention to the problems of 'Jewish existence' in the country, at the expense of legitimate and urgent civil problems, such as: personal security and the fight against crime; environmental quality; transportation; education; housing; population planning; livelihood. And so we face a country that has no feasibility, neither theoretically nor practically.

And therefore, that secular-liberal public must rule and impose a new order, according to the following outline: establishment of a new state at the expense of the State of Israel; Its name will be: Israel; Its main language will be Hebrew, and its second language will be Arabic; Its sovereignty will be weakened over the area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, in the areas currently controlled by Israel, and it is also possible to consider the annexation of the Gaza Strip to the area; It will be a secular, democratic, liberal, Western country; Its citizens will be all the permanent subjects who live today in the said territory; The democratic system will be the one practiced today in the State of Israel, with minor improvements; Religion will be limited, and will be allowed up to the limit of a community of 5000 people, and in recognized religious institutions; All recognized religious institutions will be open to all citizens (and if possible to tourists) subject to agreed visiting and worship hours; All of the above will be anchored in a constitution; The various ethnic parties among the citizens of the new state will discuss among themselves the solution of problems and sediments of the past, with the understanding that it is impossible to solve all of them, and that the new political structure has the capacity to correct to a large extent the errors and sins of the past, and has the capacity to maintain a reasonable, and even improved, political, human, identity, physical, economic situation, for all the people in the region.

Also, human rights will be guaranteed in the constitution and laws, including the rights of specific groups, such as: Jews, Muslims, etc. And all the relevant interfaces between the various ethnic groups will be regulated by law, in such a way that on the one hand they can maintain their autonomy, and on the other hand, this autonomy will not harm the common good. The security organizations will be adapted to the new threats: external threats, if any, and internal threats: crime; inter-ethnic and inter-religious tensions; And in particular, attempts to dominate religions beyond the permitted scope.