▁a ▁simplified ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Net zer ▁Platform ▁ 2 0 0 3 : ▁▁ ▁J uda ism ▁as ▁a ▁People , ▁a ▁Nation ▁and ▁a ▁Religion ▁Israel , ▁with ▁Jerusalem ▁as ▁its ▁capital , ▁is ▁necessary ▁as ▁a ▁spiritual , ▁cultural ▁and ▁physical ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁Jews . ▁As ▁religious ▁Z ion ists ▁we ▁aff irm ▁that ▁J uda ism ▁is ▁a ▁people , ▁a ▁nation ▁and ▁a ▁religion ▁and ▁that ▁these ▁three ▁elements ▁are ▁ind iv is ible . ▁The ▁c oven ant ▁as ▁a ▁moral ▁oblig ation ▁Israel ▁is ▁given ▁to ▁us ▁by ▁God ▁as ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁c oven ant ▁struck ▁with ▁Abraham . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁Med in at ▁Y is rael , ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel , ▁is ▁obliged ▁to ▁make ▁itself ▁a ▁more ▁moral ▁state ▁than ▁every ▁other ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁This ▁is ▁to ▁be ▁achieved ▁by ▁u ph old ing ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ’ s ▁highest ▁moral ▁oblig ations ▁to ▁be : ▁Mem le ch et ▁Koh anim , ▁' a ▁kingdom ▁of ▁pri ests ' ▁Go y ▁K ados h , ▁' a ▁holy ▁people ' ▁L ' or ▁Go y im , ▁' a ▁light ▁unto ▁other ▁nations ' ▁S over e ig nt y ▁The ▁Jews ▁have ▁been ▁histor ically ▁per sec uted ▁and ▁Israel ▁provides ▁a ▁refuge ▁from ▁such ▁pog rom s . ▁Therefore , ▁we ▁aff irm ▁Israel ’ s ▁national ▁so vere ig nt y - ▁allowing ▁Jews ▁to ▁once ▁again