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Following on from a recent comment by a British Zionist I thought I would ask this question of peoples views/understanding of Zionism....
It seems that even the Zionist supporters are now stating that Zionism has NOTHING to do with religion...
Here is what the British Zionist posted...
Zionism (Hebrew: צִיּוֹנוּת, IPA: [t͡sijo̞ˈnut], translit.Tziyonut, after Zion) is a nationalist and political movement of Jews and Jewish culture that supports the reestablishment of a Jewish homeland in the territory defined as the historic Land of Israel
I am all for the establishment of homelands for displaced peoples... The Kurds for example....
However, as far as I am aware, The Kurds are not looking for a homeland that is exclusively Kurdish! They live where they have ALWAYS lived, but have been oppressed/persecuted through the millennia.
There are a great many tribes around the world who wish for a homeland, for nationalist and political reasons, NOT for religious reasons!
Two other prominent examples, Tamil and Sawaari, have also been fighting for decades for a homeland...
All are tribes, not religions!
Whether your view of nationalism is primordialist or modernist, the fact remains that Zionism is a Nationalistic Political movement that, to be fair, is outdated and frowned upon by modern society!
It seems that even the Zionist supporters are now stating that Zionism has NOTHING to do with religion...
Here is what the British Zionist posted...
Zionism (Hebrew: צִיּוֹנוּת, IPA: [t͡sijo̞ˈnut], translit.Tziyonut, after Zion) is a nationalist and political movement of Jews and Jewish culture that supports the reestablishment of a Jewish homeland in the territory defined as the historic Land of Israel
I am all for the establishment of homelands for displaced peoples... The Kurds for example....
However, as far as I am aware, The Kurds are not looking for a homeland that is exclusively Kurdish! They live where they have ALWAYS lived, but have been oppressed/persecuted through the millennia.
There are a great many tribes around the world who wish for a homeland, for nationalist and political reasons, NOT for religious reasons!
Two other prominent examples, Tamil and Sawaari, have also been fighting for decades for a homeland...
All are tribes, not religions!
Whether your view of nationalism is primordialist or modernist, the fact remains that Zionism is a Nationalistic Political movement that, to be fair, is outdated and frowned upon by modern society!