▁the ▁need ▁for ▁Palest in ian ▁state hood ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁more ▁dem ocr atic ▁society ▁in ▁Israel , ▁aff irm ing ▁the ▁free ▁market , ▁and ▁calling ▁for ▁equal ▁rights ▁for ▁Arab ▁citizens ▁of ▁Israel . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Ari ▁Sh av it ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁then - new ▁Yes h ▁At id ▁party ▁( re present ing ▁sec ular , ▁middle - class ▁interests ) ▁emb od ied ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁" the ▁new ▁General ▁Z ion ists ." ▁ ▁D ror ▁Ze ig erman ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁traditional ▁positions ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Z ion ists — " li ber al ▁positions ▁based ▁on ▁social ▁justice , ▁on ▁law ▁and ▁order , ▁on ▁pl ural ism ▁in ▁matters ▁of ▁State ▁and ▁Religion , ▁and ▁on ▁moder ation ▁and ▁flex ibility ▁in ▁the ▁domain ▁of ▁foreign ▁policy ▁and ▁security " — are ▁still ▁fav ored ▁by ▁important ▁circles ▁and ▁curr ents ▁within ▁certain ▁active ▁political ▁parties . ▁ ▁Phil os opher ▁Carlo ▁Str enger ▁describes ▁a ▁modern - day ▁version ▁of ▁Liberal ▁Z ion ism ▁( support ing ▁his ▁vision ▁of ▁" K now ledge - N ation ▁Israel "), ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁ide ology ▁of ▁Herz l ▁and ▁Ah ad ▁Ha ' am , ▁that ▁stands ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁rom antic ▁national ism ▁of ▁the ▁right ▁and ▁the ▁N etz ah ▁Y is rael ▁of ▁the ▁ult ra - Or th odox . ▁It ▁is ▁marked ▁by ▁a