# VISION movement

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{{Infobox political party
| name             = VISION
| logo             = Logo of the VISION movement.png
| logo_size        = 200px
| leader           = Rabbi [Yehuda HaKohen](/source/Yehuda_HaKohen_(peace_activist))
| ideology         = [Hebrew Universalism](/source/Hebrew_Universalism_(philosophy))<br />[Sternism](/source/Avraham_Stern)<br />[One-state solution](/source/One-state_solution)<br />[Settler interests](/source/Israeli_settlement)<br />[Palestinian interests](/source/Palestinian_nationalism)<br />[Anti-Western influence](/source/Western_world)
| website          = https://visionmovement.org
| country          = [Israel](/source/Israel)
}}

The '''VISION movement''' is a [Hebrew Universalist](/source/Hebrew_Universalism_(philosophy)) movement and branch of [Rav](/source/Rav) [Oury Cherki's](/source/Oury_Amos_Cherki) [https://noahideworldcenter.org Noahide World Center].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - VISION |url=https://visionmovement.org/#1598341031084-b7e9d563-721d |access-date=2025-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hakohen |first=Rav Yehuda |date=2024-02-01 |title=Yitro: Israel's Universal Mission |url=https://www.jewishpress.com/judaism/parsha/the-hebrew-identity/yitro-israels-universal-mission-2-2/2024/02/01/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Haber |first=Maya |title=A 'New Zionist Vision' or deception? |url=https://www.progressiveisrael.org/a-deception-or-a-new-zionist-vision/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Partners For Progressive Israel |language=en-US}}</ref> The movement supports the [Jewish resettlement of Gaza](/source/Gush_Katif),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Podcast |first=The Next Stage |date=2023-10-12 |title=Take Back Gaza! (with Shai Hershel) {{!}} VISION {{!}} The Next Stage Podcast |url=https://visionmag.org/take-back-gaza/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=VISION |language=en-US}}</ref> a [one-state solution](/source/one-state_solution), working with [Palestinians](/source/Palestinians) to simultaneously pursue both Jewish and Arab liberation, the [Palestinian right of return](/source/Palestinian_right_of_return),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Vision |date=2018-12-12 |title=Elkin Links Israeli Sovereignty to Responsibility for Palestinian Needs |url=https://visionmag.org/elkin-sovereignty-responsibility-palestinian/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=VISION |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Brodsky |first=Adam |date=2023-03-02 |title=A Stark Choice {{!}} VISION Magazine {{!}} Adam Brodsky {{!}} |url=https://visionmag.org/a-stark-choice-responsibility-or-right-to-land/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=VISION |language=en-US}}</ref> and opposes [American influence](/source/United_States) in Israeli politics.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-24 |title=The Bizarre Rise of the Manhattan Prep School Gangster Turned Enigmatic West Bank Rabbi |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-bizarre-rise-of-the-manhattan-prep-school-gangster-turned-enigmatic-west-bank-rabbi/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Daily Beast |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-05-02 |title=For This Israeli Settler, Zionism Isn't Nearly Radical Enough |url=https://forward.com/community/370604/for-this-israeli-settler-zionism-isnt-nearly-radical-enough/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=The Forward |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel at War #3: Israel and its Relations to the United States {{!}} Rabbi Yehuda Hakohen |url=https://machonmeir.net/shiurim/yehuda-hakohen-the-war-3/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Machon Meir English Department |language=en-US}}</ref> 

The movement runs several programs which seek to educate [Jewish diaspora](/source/Jewish_diaspora) youth on the intricacies of the [Arab-Israeli conflict](/source/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict) by exposing them to a diverse array of individuals, both [Jewish](/source/Israeli_Jews) and [Palestinian](/source/Palestinians), who've personally taken part in hostilities or have been impacted by them.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-30 |title=ATID Student Leadership Program - VISION |url=https://visionmovement.org/atid-israel/ |access-date=2025-04-22 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Ideological influences ==
{{Main article|Oury Amos Cherki|Hebrew Universalism}}

=== Hebrew Universalism ===
Hebrew Universalism is a [Jewish](/source/Jews) cultural, religious, and political philosophy which synthesizes aspects of [Zionism](/source/Zionism), [Haredi non-Zionism](/source/Haredim_and_Zionism), and [humanism](/source/humanism).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Dosetareh |first=Eliott |date=4 August 2020 |title=Hebrew Universalism: The Future Vision of Rav Kook |url=https://www.yu.edu/sites/default/files/inline-files/Thesis-%20Hebrew%20Universalism-%20The%20Future%20Vision%20of%20Rav%20Kook.pdf |journal=Straus Scholars Program Thesis: Yeshiva University |issue=1 |pages=4–6}}</ref> Members believe Zionism failed to fully fulfill Jewish liberation and recognize the early Zionists utilized European-style [settler-colonial](/source/Settler_colonialism) tactics to establish the [State of Israel](/source/Israel), leading to the [Nakba](/source/Nakba).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Swindell |first=Daniel |title=The Blogs: Zionism Is Not Colonialism |url=https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/zionism-is-not-colonialism/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=blogs.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
{{Politics of Israel}}

=== Decolonization ===
A primary goal of the movement is to push towards the decolonization of the Jewish people and the entirety of the [Middle East](/source/Middle_East).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Muskat |first=Sam |date=2020-01-23 |title=Vision Movement to Revolutionize the World Zionist Congress |url=https://visionmag.org/vision-movement-running-world-zionist-congress/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=VISION |language=en-US}}</ref>

In its 2020 [World Zionist Congress](/source/World_Zionist_Congress) platform, the group stated: <blockquote>The Jewish people constitutes a proud ancient civilization with a unique [culture](/source/Jewish_culture), [worldview](/source/Light_unto_the_nations), traditions and [homeland](/source/Land_of_Israel). But as a result of our [displacement](/source/Jewish_diaspora) and many centuries of [oppression](/source/Antisemitism), several aspects of our [identity](/source/Jewish_identity) have been stolen from us or [diluted](/source/Jewish_assimilation) to the point of becoming barely recognizable. Every people that experiences liberation must subsequently engage in a [postcolonial](/source/Postcolonialism) conversation. VISION promotes conversations aimed at decolonizing Jewish identity as a necessary component of rebuilding [Hebrew civilization](/source/Hebrews) in the modern age.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VISION Movement Slate |url=https://azm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020-VISION-Movement-Platform-and-Slate.pdf |website=American Zionist Movement}}</ref></blockquote>[Canaanism](/source/Canaanism), specifically the Canaanism espoused by the [Semitic Action](/source/Semitic_Action) group, has heavily influenced the movement as well. Rav HaKohen reformed Semitic Action in 2011 and the group regularly contributes to [https://visionmag.org/ VISION's online magazine].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=Semitic Action, Author at VISION |url=https://visionmag.org/author/semiticaction/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=VISION |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Lehi thought ===
[Lehi](/source/Lehi_(militant_group)) paramilitary members, such as [Avraham Stern](/source/Avraham_Stern), [Nathan Yellin-Mor](/source/Nathan_Yellin-Mor), [Yitzhak Shamir](/source/Yitzhak_Shamir), and [Israel Eldad](/source/Israel_Eldad) have influenced the movement greatly.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Podcast |first=The Next Stage |date=2021-02-11 |title=Natan Yellin-Mor's Revolutionary Legacy with the Visionaries |url=https://visionmag.org/natan-yellin-mor-revolutionary-legacy/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=VISION |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grady |first=Danit |date=2021-02-09 |title=A Sternist Analysis of the Palestinian National Movement |url=https://visionmag.org/natan-yellin-mor-sternist-analysis-palestinians/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=VISION |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Podcast |first=The Next Stage |date=2019-11-28 |title=Stern & His Gang (With Z'ev Golan) {{!}} VISION Magazine |url=https://visionmag.org/zev-golan-stern-gang/ |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=VISION |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Lehi separated from the [Zionist movement](/source/Zionism) in 1944 and created a uniquely Hebrew form of [National Bolshevism](/source/National_Bolshevism).<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Abadi |first=Jacob |date=1996-11-01 |title=Joseph Heller. The Stern Gang: Ideology, Politics and Terror, 1940-1949. London: Frank Cass, 1995. |url=https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/jcs/article/view/11821/12648 |journal=Journal of Conflict Studies |language=en |issn=1715-5673}}</ref>

== Members and supporters ==

* Rav [Oury Amos Cherki](/source/Oury_Amos_Cherki) - Leader of the [Noahide World Center](/source/Noahidism) and senior speaker at [Machon Meir](/source/Machon_Meir).
* Rav [Yehuda HaKohen](/source/Yehuda_HaKohen_(peace_activist)) - Leader in the movement.
* [Rudy Rochman](/source/Rudy_Rochman) - Israeli [civil rights activist](/source/Civil_and_political_rights) and [social media influencer](/source/Influencer).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Podcast |first=The Next Stage |date=2020-04-02 |title=A New Vision for Hebrew Liberation with Rudy Rochman |url=https://visionmag.org/new-vision-hebrew-liberation-rudy-rochman/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=VISION |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Antwan Saca - Palestinian [peace activist](/source/Peace_movement).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Antwan Saca |url=https://www.seedsofpeace.org/team/antwan-saca/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=Seeds of Peace |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [Rav Avraham Kook](/source/Abraham_Isaac_Kook)
* [Kahanism](/source/Kahanism)
* [Gush Emunim](/source/Gush_Emunim)
* [Haredim and Zionism](/source/Haredim_and_Zionism)
* [Haredi nationalism](/source/Haredi_nationalism)
* [Hardal anti-Zionism](/source/Hardal_anti-Zionism)
* [Syncretic politics](/source/Syncretic_politics)
* [Lehi](/source/Lehi_(militant_group))

==References==
{{Reflist}}

Category:Zionism
Category:Jewish political organizations
Category:Post-Zionism
Category:Anti-Zionism
Category:Syncretic political movements
Category:Nationalist movements in Asia
Category:Politics of the Middle East
Category:Lehi (militant group)
Category:Canaanites (movement)

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