Comments on: Federalism and Zionism http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/federalism-and-zionism/ Commentary about Zionism, anti-Zionism, antisemitism and the conflict in the Middle East Thu, 17 May 2012 13:09:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC1.1 By: Rayne http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/federalism-and-zionism/#comment-9169 Rayne Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:48:53 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=105#comment-9169 I also forgot to mention that the Dutch Protestant writer Petrus Cunaeus also titled his most popular work "The Hebrew Republic" in the 16th century; it was basically a treatise on his ideas for creating a republic with a "Sanhedrin" of noblemen, and he also appealed for toleration of the Jewish minority in the Dutch Republic. I also forgot to mention that the Dutch Protestant writer Petrus Cunaeus also titled his most popular work “The Hebrew Republic” in the 16th century; it was basically a treatise on his ideas for creating a republic with a “Sanhedrin” of noblemen, and he also appealed for toleration of the Jewish minority in the Dutch Republic.

]]> By: Rayne http://blog.z-word.com/2008/05/federalism-and-zionism/#comment-9168 Rayne Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:41:42 +0000 http://blog.z-word.com/?p=105#comment-9168 Hi, I created the Wikipedia article on Federal Zionism (I came up with the name in order to describe such ideas as proposed by Pollak and Gorny, since the idea isn't new). I wanted to ask your opinion on my assumption that, if a federal method for apportioning areas of the Israeli state between Jews and Arabs were to take place, it would then follow that both portions would be further subdivided between the secular and fundamentalist groups within their respective populations. I'm asking this in light of the ongoing controversy in the Israeli interior between secular Israelis of Jewish ancestry and those who they accuse of furthering the "Haredization" of several residential areas within municipalities. And on an unrelated note, what is your opinion on the usage of the word "Hebrew" as an ethnic, non-religious descriptor for the entire Hebrew-speaking population of Israel (both religious and secular), as in Bernard Avishai's "The Hebrew Republic"? Thanks. Hi, I created the Wikipedia article on Federal Zionism (I came up with the name in order to describe such ideas as proposed by Pollak and Gorny, since the idea isn’t new). I wanted to ask your opinion on my assumption that, if a federal method for apportioning areas of the Israeli state between Jews and Arabs were to take place, it would then follow that both portions would be further subdivided between the secular and fundamentalist groups within their respective populations.

I’m asking this in light of the ongoing controversy in the Israeli interior between secular Israelis of Jewish ancestry and those who they accuse of furthering the “Haredization” of several residential areas within municipalities.

And on an unrelated note, what is your opinion on the usage of the word “Hebrew” as an ethnic, non-religious descriptor for the entire Hebrew-speaking population of Israel (both religious and secular), as in Bernard Avishai’s “The Hebrew Republic”?

Thanks.

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