A Zionist government

Otzma Yehudit has put forth a proposal by which the government will function according to the values of Zionism at the forefront of its decisions and considerations.

The Legal Counsel of the government is opposed to this, and, more understandably, the Haredi parties oppose it as well.

The proposal was supposed to be approved by the government today in its session, but due to the opposition as stated above, it has been delayed until the meeting of the heads of the coalition where it will be worked out and discussed between the parties.

I am not sure what the ramifications of such a decision (I dont think it is to be passed as a law, but a guideline of sorts for the government) will be for this or any government. Isn't any decision made by any Israeli government by definition "Zionist" or guided by Zionism? And if not, who determines what a Zionist ideal is that the government would have to follow and use as guidance rather than another policy to be determined as not Zionist or not Zionist enough? What would change by such a decision passing, practically speaking?

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