Yehodaya — יְהוֹדַיָה

YEHODAYA · יְהוֹדַיָה

A Libertarian State of Jewish Identity in a New Land

The manifesto before you presents a vision for the establishment of an additional Jewish state. A state whose identity is Jewish, unlike the State of Israel, which is the nation-state of the Jewish people.

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YEHODAYA · יְהוֹדַיָה

Preface

A new state, located in another part of the world, far from the Land of Israel and its unique character and profound significance for the Jewish people.

A constitutional state with libertarian characteristics, founded on the principles of classical liberalism and the Austrian School of Economics.

A state that places individual liberty, economic freedom, free competition, the principles of equality, and property rights at its center, while reducing the role and centrality of government.

If you are encountering this idea for the first time, it may sound utopian or impracticable. Yet the same could be said of any idea that departs from the familiar and the known.

The Jewish people number approximately 16 million, and only about half live in Israel. An additional Jewish state would offer an alternative to Jews in the Diaspora who, despite rising antisemitism around the world and mounting difficulties where they live, choose not to live in Israel.

An additional Jewish state would also provide a worthy alternative for Israelis who, for their own reasons, have chosen to leave Israel but would prefer to live in a Hebrew-speaking state with a Jewish identity.

If the idea of establishing an additional state for the Jewish people is beginning to sound interesting—and perhaps necessary—you are invited to read on.