▁concern ▁for ▁dem ocr atic ▁values ▁and ▁human ▁rights , ▁freedom ▁to ▁critic ize ▁government ▁policies ▁without ▁accus ations ▁of ▁dis loy alty , ▁and ▁re jection ▁of ▁excess ive ▁religious ▁influence ▁in ▁public ▁life . ▁" L iber al ▁Z ion ism ▁celebr ates ▁the ▁most ▁authentic ▁tra its ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁tradition : ▁the ▁willing ness ▁for ▁in cis ive ▁debate ; ▁the ▁contr arian ▁spirit ▁of ▁dav ka ; ▁the ▁ref us al ▁to ▁bow ▁to ▁author itar ian ism ." ▁Liberal ▁Z ion ists ▁see ▁that ▁" J ew ish ▁history ▁shows ▁that ▁Jews ▁need ▁and ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁a ▁nation - state ▁of ▁their ▁own . ▁But ▁they ▁also ▁think ▁that ▁this ▁state ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁liberal ▁dem ocracy , ▁which ▁means ▁that ▁there ▁must ▁be ▁strict ▁equality ▁before ▁the ▁law ▁independent ▁of ▁religion , ▁eth nic ity ▁or ▁gender ." ▁ ▁Re vision ist ▁Z ion ism ▁ ▁Re vision ist ▁Z ion ists , ▁led ▁by ▁Ze ' ev ▁J ab ot in sky , ▁developed ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁National ist ▁Z ion ism , ▁whose ▁gu iding ▁principles ▁were ▁out lined ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁ess ay ▁Iron ▁Wall . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁the ▁Re vision ists ▁left ▁the ▁World ▁Z ion ist ▁Organ ization ▁because ▁it ▁refused ▁to ▁state ▁that ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁state ▁was ▁an ▁objective ▁of ▁Z ion ism . ▁ ▁J ab ot in sky ▁believed ▁that , ▁ ▁Z ion ism