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Liberal Zionism originated from the original ideology of [[Theodor Herzl]] and [[Ahad Ha'am]] and is marked by a concern for democratic values and human rights, freedom to criticize government policies without accusations of disloyalty, and rejection of excessive religious influence in public life.[{{Cite news |last=Strenger |first=Carlo |author-link=Carlo Strenger |date=May 26, 2010 |title=Liberal Zionism |language=en |work=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2010-05-26/ty-article/liberal-zionism/0000017f-dbef-df9c-a17f-ffffd5e30000 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033424/https://www.haaretz.com/2010-05-26/ty-article/liberal-zionism/0000017f-dbef-df9c-a17f-ffffd5e30000 |url-status=live}}][{{cite magazine |last=Strenger |first=Carlo |date=Winter 2010 |url=http://azure.org.il/download/magazine/Az39%20Strenger.pdf |title=Knowledge-Nation Israel: A New Unifying Vision |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023322/http://azure.org.il/download/magazine/Az39%20Strenger.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |magazine=[[Azure (magazine)|Azure]] |number=39 |pages=35–57 |ref={{harvid|Strenger|2010b}} }}] Liberal Zionists see that "Jewish history shows that Jews need and are entitled to a nation-state of their own. But they also think that this state must be a [[liberal democracy]], which means that there must be strict [[equality before the law]] independent of religion, ethnicity or gender."[{{Cite news |last=Strenger |first=Carlo |date=March 7, 2014 |title=Israel Today: A Society Without a Center |language=en |publisher=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2014-03-07/ty-article/.premium/israel-today-a-society-without-a-center/0000017f-f7c8-d887-a7ff-ffec82200000 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033444/https://www.haaretz.com/2014-03-07/ty-article/.premium/israel-today-a-society-without-a-center/0000017f-f7c8-d887-a7ff-ffec82200000 |url-status=live}}] |
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Liberal Zionism originated from the original ideology of [[Theodor Herzl]] and [[Ahad Ha'am]] and is marked by a concern for democratic values and human rights, freedom to criticize government policies without accusations of disloyalty, and rejection of excessive religious influence in public life.[{{Cite news |last=Strenger |first=Carlo |author-link=Carlo Strenger |date=May 26, 2010 |title=Liberal Zionism |language=en |work=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2010-05-26/ty-article/liberal-zionism/0000017f-dbef-df9c-a17f-ffffd5e30000 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033424/https://www.haaretz.com/2010-05-26/ty-article/liberal-zionism/0000017f-dbef-df9c-a17f-ffffd5e30000 |url-status=live}}][{{cite magazine |last=Strenger |first=Carlo |date=Winter 2010 |url=http://azure.org.il/download/magazine/Az39%20Strenger.pdf |title=Knowledge-Nation Israel: A New Unifying Vision |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023322/http://azure.org.il/download/magazine/Az39%20Strenger.pdf |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |magazine=[[Azure (magazine)|Azure]] |number=39 |pages=35–57 |ref={{harvid|Strenger|2010b}} }}] Liberal Zionists see that "Jewish history shows that Jews need and are entitled to a nation-state of their own. But they also think that this state must be a [[liberal democracy]], which means that there must be strict [[equality before the law]] independent of religion, ethnicity or gender."[{{Cite news |last=Strenger |first=Carlo |date=March 7, 2014 |title=Israel Today: A Society Without a Center |language=en |publisher=[[Haaretz]] |url=https://www.haaretz.com/2014-03-07/ty-article/.premium/israel-today-a-society-without-a-center/0000017f-f7c8-d887-a7ff-ffec82200000 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |archive-date=March 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326033444/https://www.haaretz.com/2014-03-07/ty-article/.premium/israel-today-a-society-without-a-center/0000017f-f7c8-d887-a7ff-ffec82200000 |url-status=live}}] |
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Currently, the main parties that hold Liberal Zionist views include [[Yesh Atid]], [[Blue and White (political party)|Blue and White]], and [[Yashar (political party)|Yashar]]. Since 2023, many Liberal Zionists have participated in [[2023 Israeli judicial reform protests|judicial reform protests]] to oppose what they view as [[democratic backsliding]] from prime minister [[Netanyahu]].[{{Cite web |last=McInerny first=Peggy |title=Religious right driving democratic backsliding in Israel |publisher=University of California, Los Angeles |date=24 April 2025 |url=https://www.international.ucla.edu/israel/article/287044 }}] [[Yair Lapid]], leader of Yesh Atid who briefly served as prime minister, regularly spoke critically of Netanyahu and of [[Chief Rabbinate of Israel#Marriages|religious coercion]].[{{cite web |last1=Berman |first1=Lazar |last2=Karmel |first2=Ariela |title=‘You were completely wrong’: Netanyahu spars with Lapid in stormy Knesset debate |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/you-were-completely-wrong-netanyahu-and-lapid-spar-in-stormy-knesset-debate/ |website=The Times of Israel |date=6 January 2026}}][{{cite web |title=Yair Lapid Officially Becomes New Prime Minister Of Israel |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/yair-lapid-officially-becomes-new-prime-minister-of-israel-3117079}}] |
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Currently, the main parties that hold Liberal Zionist views include [[Yesh Atid]], [[Blue and White (political party)|Blue and White]], and [[Yashar (political party)|Yashar]]. Since 2023, many Liberal Zionists have participated in [[2023 Israeli judicial reform protests|judicial reform protests]] to oppose what they view as [[democratic backsliding]] from prime minister [[Netanyahu]].[{{Cite web |last=McInerny |first=Peggy |title=Religious right driving democratic backsliding in Israel |publisher=University of California, Los Angeles |date=24 April 2025 |url=https://www.international.ucla.edu/israel/article/287044 }}] [[Yair Lapid]], leader of Yesh Atid who briefly served as prime minister, regularly spoke critically of Netanyahu and of [[Chief Rabbinate of Israel#Marriages|religious coercion]].[{{cite web |last1=Berman |first1=Lazar |last2=Karmel |first2=Ariela |title=‘You were completely wrong’: Netanyahu spars with Lapid in stormy Knesset debate |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/you-were-completely-wrong-netanyahu-and-lapid-spar-in-stormy-knesset-debate/ |website=The Times of Israel |date=6 January 2026}}][{{cite web |title=Yair Lapid Officially Becomes New Prime Minister Of Israel |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/yair-lapid-officially-becomes-new-prime-minister-of-israel-3117079 |publisher=NDTV}}] |
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