Federal Zionism
Federal Zionism or Zionist federalism is an appraisal of
Binational structure
While it may be similar in concept to the
Federal Zionism may also call for the granting of certain jurisdictional powers of autonomy to regions within the State of Israel's Jewish majority areas, akin to the pseudo-federal structure of the Twelve Tribes of the ancient Israelites. For instance, one solution would be the partition of larger districts, such as South District, for the purpose of increased regional self-governance and self-responsibility.
The implications of a federalized binational structure could also result in a further demarcation between religious and secular populations in both ethnocultural communities, particularly as a result of prior withdrawal and self-segregation of more orthodox sects of Judaism from non-Orthodox populations.[citation needed]
Upper house
At the national level, the result would likely be the creation of an
See also
- Brit Shalom
- One-state solution
- Isratine proposal
References
- ^ Shmuel Ben-Gad's review of Jewish Statesmanship: Lest Israel Fall by Paul Eidelberg
- ^ The True Jewish Answer to The Current Political Situation in Israel Section of Jonathan's Right Wing Zionist Homepage
External links
- "The Federal Idea Lives On" by Joel Pollak, a review of Yosef Gorny's "From Binational Society to Jewish State: Federal Concepts in Zionist Political Thought, 1920-1990"
- "The Future Vision of the Palestinian Arabs in Israel" (in Hebrew, PDF in English) - a proposal by the National Committee for the Heads of the Arab Local Authorities and the Supreme Follow-up Committee of the Arabs in Israel
