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Hope and Zionism: Is This Israel's Final Election?
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The upcoming Israeli election may be the last chance to revive a liberal, humanist, and Zionist vision of the country, according to the author. The piece highlights "Hatikva," Israel's national anthem meaning "the hope," as central to the nation's identity. Israel's founding is described as a miraculous triumph of hope over immense odds, fulfilling a 2,000-year-old dream of national redemption.
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- The upcoming Israeli election could be the last chance to save a liberal, humanist, and Zionist Israel.
- The author believes this vision was built by the Zionist left.
- Hope, the meaning of Israel's national anthem, must be more than a word.
- Israel's founding was a miraculous triumph of hope over adversity.
- The nation's establishment fulfilled a 2,000-year-old dream of national redemption.
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