Zionism 2.0: Uniting for Israel’s Survival

I grew up in Portland, Oregon, a Reform Jew under Rabbi Emanuel Rose’s broad tent at Temple Beth Israel, where my bat mitzvah sparked belonging.

My youth was rough—I could have turned out so much worse, lost like friends who fell through cracks—but Jewish summer camps gave me a chance, a living, inclusive Zionism that tasted of kibbutz joy and made me better.

At 15, my mother’s baal teshuva path enriched my roots; in 1986, Rabbi Cordoza’s fire at a Jerusalem seminary bound me to Israel, my home since 1988. Someone gave me a chance—I want others’ children to have it too, to be happy, not broken.

As an anthropologist with 40 years of research, my work—Evolutionary Anthropology and the Predicted Collapse of Israel (2025)—warns of a 65-80% collapse risk by 2045, with Arab growth nearing parity, about 50%, by 2070-2075. We’ve lost our way, chasing Tel Aviv’s gleam when Beersheba—Avraham’s wellspring—is our heart, where Bedouin, many his descendants (50-90%, Haber 2020), await.

The pain in Israel, Gaza, and the West Bank is real—on both sides—and kiruv must widen Avraham’s tent to save a life, now, with Oasis 1.

My research reveals an autoimmune crisis tearing us apart. Without unity, I see a 65-80% chance that by 2045, Israel could fade—Tel Aviv’s light dimmed. This flows from division: 20% of Arab Israelis, so excluded, show 36% leaning toward Hamas (Anderson 2025a); Haredi, with 63% of men unemployed (CBS 2024), retreat; Bedouin endure poverty, 60% struggling (Anderson 2025e). In Gaza, 97% of water is undrinkable (OCHA, 2024), 1.9 million are displaced (Anderson 2025d); in the West Bank, $1-2 billion in yearly subsidies fuel settler enclaves (CBS 2024), stoking unrest—25% more (RAND, 2023). Arab growth at 2% outpaces Jewish growth at 1.5%, nearing parity by 2070-2075.

Avraham prayed for all his heirs; I want their children happy. “Zionism 2.0” rises from Beersheba to give that chance.

I see 100 campus centers—Hebrew University to Ben-Gurion in Beersheba—uniting 100,000 to 200,000 students, including Arab Israelis, over meals and dialogue, like campfires that saved me. Fifty global clubs—Birzeit, diaspora hubs—welcome 50,000 Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank. Oasis 1 launches July 1, 2025, from Beersheba with $500 million and IDF support—volunteering to build communities, offering a Law of Return-like path. A place for the hurting—Bedouin leaders, Arab Zionists, Jewish or not—a tent wide enough to save a child’s life, as mine was saved.

Kiruv fulfills Avraham’s prayer. Genetic ties show 50-90% share his lineage (Haber 2020)—some may reclaim Jewish roots, but all can find joy. By 2045, this could unite 650,000 to 1.2 million Zionists for peace, with 490,000 to 980,000 strengthening our Jewish core. It aims to save 25,000 to 50,000 lives—Israeli and Palestinian children spared strife—while nurturing 38,125 to 76,250 Jewish kids. By 2070, we’d hold a 3.39 to 3.78 to 1 ratio, averting parity. Once 65-80%, my risk could drop to 5-30%.

Torah demands—pikuach nefesh to save lives (Sanhedrin 74a), Proverbs 3:17’s “ways of pleasantness.” Rose gave me warmth, Cordoza zeal, and Zionist youth camps a chance, and I thrived. As a scholar and Zionist, I see Beersheba’s Bedouin as Avraham’s heirs. Help me save a life—Oasis 1, now, brings happiness to others’ children.