- Source: VISION Movement
The VISION movement is a Hebrew Universalist political movement founded by American-born Israeli rabbi, West Bank settler, and Jewish Defense League veteran, Yehuda HaKohen.
The movement supports the Jewish resettlement of Gaza, a one-state solution, working with Palestinian groups, like Hamas, to simultaneously pursue both Jewish and Palestinian Arab liberation, the Palestinian right of return, and opposes American influence in Israeli politics.
Ideology
= Hebrew Universalism
=Hebrew Universalism is a Jewish cultural, religious, and political philosophy which synthesizes aspects of Zionism, Haredi non-Zionism, and humanism. Members believe Zionism failed to fully fulfill Jewish liberation and recognize the early Zionists utilized European-style settler-colonial tactics to establish the State of Israel, leading to the Nakba.
= Decolonization
=A primary goal of the movement is to push towards the decolonization of the Jewish people and the entirety of the Middle East.
In it's 2020 World Zionist Congress platform, the group stated: The Jewish people constitutes a proud ancient civilization with a unique culture, worldview, traditions and homeland. But as a result of our displacement and many centuries of oppression, several aspects of our identity have been stolen from us or diluted to the point of becoming barely recognizable. Every people that experiences liberation must subsequently engage in a postcolonial conversation. VISION promotes conversations aimed at decolonizing Jewish identity as a necessary component of rebuilding Hebrew civilization in the modern age.Canaanism, specifically the Canaanism espoused by the Semitic Action group, has heavily influenced the movement as well. Rav HaKohen reformed Semitic Action in 2011 and the group regularly contributes to VISION's online magazine.
= Lehi thought
=Lehi paramilitary members, such as Avraham Stern, Nathan Yellin-Mor, Yitzhak Shamir, and Israel Eldad have influenced the movement greatly.
The Lehi separated from the Zionist movement in 1944 and created a uniquely Hebrew form of National Bolshevism.
Members and supporters
Rav Yehuda HaKohen - Founder of the movement.
Rudy Rochman - Israeli civil rights activist and social media influencer.
Antwan Saca - Palestinian peace activist.
See also
Rav Avraham Kook
Kahanism
Gush Emunim
Haredim and Zionism
Syncretic politics
Lehi