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| Pâ•qidꞋ Yi•rᵊmᵊyâhꞋ u |
2012.03.05, 1200 Arguments among Israeli Jews have orbited the catchword "democracy" from the inception of the modern state in 1948. Conspicuously, however, few have considered the inescapable impact of democracy upon the "unique Jewish character" of Israel.
A democracy is defined as: a state having a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people, who have formal equality of rights and privileges, and in which that power is exercised directly by the citizens or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
Therefore, in a democracy, all people shall have the same right of return, of voting, of immigration, of becoming a citizen; whether Jewish, Arab, Christian or other. This will inescapably lead to a non-Jewish state that is, indeed, "like any other state" as non-religious "Jews" loudly and stridently desire. Clearly, such a state would then be no more a safety net for Jews, much less a home for Jews, than "any other state." This is the future of a democratic "Israel."
The U.S. has been around for nearly a quarter of a millennium. Yet, only in recent decades is America now reaping the discord, inexorably implied from the beginning, in granting equal rights, including citizenship, to its enemies. America flourished because it was founded in a FAR simpler time. Simplistically-defined democracy has eradicated the definition, and accompanying unity, of "an American." Simplistic, extreme "democracy" is dismantling America as immigrants adhering to non-English languages and non-Christian religions and cultures assert their equality forcing the contraction of "Christian America" with its presumed in-your-face Christmas, Sunday, etc.
Despite the popularity of the "democracy" catchword, particularly in the shadow of the U.S. superpower, democracy is not the only form of government that can guarantee to each of its citizens freedom, equality under the law and equal opportunity to prosper, flourish and, within well-defined bounds, pursue happiness.
Not all people in Israel (have ever been or) will be Jewish. Democracy prohibits limiting equality to Jews. Therefore, a "Jewish Israel" that is "home to the Jews" and "a safety net for Jews in case of another Holocaust" is contradictory to democracy – the intractable conundrum that has plagued Israeli society since 1948. A "state like every other state," as touted by the founders of the modern state, can offer nothing special to Jews more than any other people – no special security, no special immigration, no special shelter, no special "unique Jewish character," no special Jewish state.
Yet, most ignorant Israelis waste their entire lives persisting in [a] remaining ignorant of this basic fact and [b] arguing for this "sounds nice," but impossible, contradiction.
Edomite "Jews", concealing their agenda to eliminate Judaism from the definition of Israel, encourage democracy knowing that it will seal the fate in achieving their desired secular – non-Tor•âhꞋ – country.
To avert this spiritual Sho•âhꞋ , Tor•âhꞋ Jews must, with all urgency, educate themselves, stand up and act decisively to defeat democracy.
But what is the alternative?
The mortal fear of the majority of Israelis, even dât•iꞋ Israelis, is a Taliban-style theocracy run by the Ra•bân•utꞋ ; and that fear is fully justified. The present Kha•reid•iꞋ (Ultra-Orthodox) Ra•bân•utꞋ , with its Kha•reid•iꞋ (Ultra-Orthodox) Chief Rabbis, has evolved into a tyranny of Taliban-style Rabbinocracy– that has long practiced throwing feces and urine at non-Ultra Orthodox, lynchings, beatings, blowing off limbs of suspected "missionaries," etc.
While it is understandable from a simplistic, "dilemma," perspective (currently, the only choices are Rabbinocracy or secularism), the majority of dât•iꞋ Israelis have acted like lemmings, their thinking imprisoned "inside the box." But following the Rabbinocracy is contradictory to following Tor•âhꞋ! Medieval Kha•reid•iꞋ rabbis who are, by definition, assimilated Dark Ages-oriented Europeanists – is an opposite path in an opposite direction.
Think outside of the box. For example, Muslims, including moderate Muslims who eschew Taliban-style Islam, are already experimenting with circumscribing a modern constitution within the boundaries of Sharia. How those Sharia boundaries may be defined will determine the direction of the respective governments.
The only form of government that can guarantee Jews a homeland and security is one that inscribes into its core a modest (beyond women's clothes, recognizing that no human can stand-in as spokesperson for é‑‑ä displacing Ta•na"khꞋ ), moderate and "kinder, gentler" range of interpretations of Ta•na"khꞋ ; circumscribing future laws by making "kinder, gentler" interpretations of Ta•na"khꞋ (Tor•âhꞋ and Ha•lâkh•âhꞋ) explicit. Moreover, codifying such "kinder, gentler" Ha•lâkh•âhꞋ would, in itself, contribute to a spiritually healthier Israel – with a more transparently secure future. Such a model is compatible with equal rights under the law for all with the single exception that it is incompatible with voting rights for anyone who rejects Tor•âhꞋ as the principle Instruction Manual.
We must not be stymied by being anchored to past definitions and models of government. These specifications can be spelled out to define a new form of government – explicitly tailored for Israel. It need not be named an "-ocracy." It can simply be Yi•sᵊrâ•eilꞋ.
To arrive at a practice of this new definition requires a "soft revolution." The Jewish population will not transition from Kha•reid•iꞋ Ultra-Orthodox to moderate Orthodox until they first educate themselves. They must enable themselves to deal with reality in order to extricate themselves from their current simplistic and Dark Ages-based superstitious religious belief that the Ultra-Orthodox are responsible for preserving Judaism and that, somehow, "most strict is most pious"; and that the prayers of the cruel and unjust (despite Mi•shᵊl•eiꞋ ShᵊlomꞋoh 28.9) are more efficacious . The reality is that Kha•reid•iꞋ Rabbinocracy is no less hypocritical and contradictory to Tor•âhꞋ than the opposite extreme of Reform or Conservative who embrace homosexuality, etc. Both extremes are equally "off the Tor•âhꞋ-defined rails" – and, therefore, evil.
Tor•âhꞋ declares in many passages that it is only the moderate – understanding, compassionate, kind, gentle and humble – Orthodox who please é‑‑ä, whose prayers are exclusively efficacious (see Mi•shᵊl•eiꞋ ShᵊlomꞋ oh 28.9) and in whom lies the future for Yi•sᵊrâ•eilꞋ. Only when the "most strict is most pious" fallacy is realized and Ultra-Orthodoxy has lost its superstitious hold over the majority of Jews can Jews begin to transition away from the superstitions of the Kha•reid•iꞋ to the realism of moderate Tor•âhꞋ keeping. Only this can open the door for a "kinder,gentler" Tor•âhꞋ around which to circumscribe future laws of Yi•sᵊrâ•eilꞋ, thereby guaranteeing, at last, a Jewish nation, with a guaranteed Jewish character, that is a homeland for Jews, that stands as a shelter for Jews, yet offers equality of rights under the law for everyone.
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