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differentiates Labor Zionism both from Messianic Zionism
as well as uncompromising nationalistic Zionism.

LABOR ZIONISM AND CULTURAL ZIONISM.
Labor Zionism constitutes a particular stream within
cultural Zionism. It is committed to the continued creative
renewal of Judaism, both in Israel and the Diaspora, for
which it deems the Jewish-Zionist State to be essential.

The Jewish-Zionist future of the Jewish people lies in the
hands of democratic institutions of the Jewish people both
in Israel and the Diaspora.

WITHIN THAT CONTEXT:
1. Labor Zionism is committed to DEMOCRACY and
CULTURAL PLURALISM both in Israel and in the
Diaspora.

2. Inspired by the prophetic tradition within the
Jewish heritage, Labor Zionism seeks to utilize that heritage
to further SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE.
“Justice, justice shalt thou pursue…”. (Deut. 16:20)

An expression of this idea can be found in the writings of
A.D, Gordon (1920):
“We created words for the nature of our Land
and said ‘: ‘The human created in the Image of
God’…Now we come to create a new saying for
this nature that lives within us: a people in the
Image of God…:This is the basis of our idea, the
idea of the renaissance and redemption; this is
the basis of the idea, ’nation-man’.”

3. Within the home and within Jewish communities,
Labor Zionism utilizes symbols and rituals of togetherness