Securing the future: Jewish students deserve honest, Zionist education

The article argues for an honest, Zionist education for Jewish students, emphasizing that Zionism prioritizes the particular needs and security of the Jewish community over universal values, a stance often criticized by progressive circles. It asserts that Zionism emerged as a rejection of self-effacing universalism, affirming the Jewish people's right to self-determination and security in their homeland. The author states, "Zionism did not arise in opposition to justice, peace, or human dignity. It arose to make their Jewish expression possible in a world that had proven hostile to Jewish existence without power."

• Educators must teach that Jewish sovereignty, security, and success take precedence, a realism forged in Jewish history.
• While prioritizing Jewish survival, Zionists should not abandon concern for universal values, contributing to global challenges from a position of strength.
• Zionism rejects the false equivalence often made by universalist progressivism between a democratic state's response to terror and the aggression of jihadist groups.
• The article concludes that Zionism offers a mature synthesis: particularist strength enabling universalist good, with survival as the foundation for Jewish values to flourish.