Hoss, you must distinguish between Jews and Zionism, or you will remain confused. I would suggest Lilienthal's Decadence of Judaism in Our Time.
I believe that anyone who has Jews' best interests at heart needs to remind them of a time when most Jews were opposed to Zionism, and for some very good reasons.
Will you please show us something legitimate when most Jews were opposed to Zionism. Maybe some were, but I doubt that most were. As to you truly loving Jews, I can picture you hiring members of the Boko Haram to get those nasty Jews for you so that you friends can take over all of Israel. Look at you!!! You just signed on in June, it is only the 5th, and pretty soon before the month is over, you will probably reach over 1,000 posts. It's like someone sticks a battery in you and told you to go, go, go like the Energizer Bunny and demonize Israel.
There's truth in that, I told you I could argue the Israeli Ministry of Disinformation under the table, but I am just sharpening my "weapons" and I'll move on. I'll probably always be around occasionally, but I have other fish to fry right now, or at least coming up soon. So fear not, you can soon get back to preaching to the choir and congratulating one another on who has the most fervent hatred.
I think starting to read about Herzl will show you HOW he was received by the Jewish communities he was trying to convince. It wasn't until after world war II that turned around, and with good reason after all.
I don't know who Boko Haram is and maybe I should, but wanted to let you know the reference went over my head.
And I don't think I am demonizing Israel. The situation is somewhat like the US experience in the late '60s - early 70s. If it wasn't for demonstrators and radicals letting the rest of us know what was going on, we would not have retreated from VietNam for quite a long while. Those in power had lost their bearings and were running amok. That is what is happening in Israel. Those in power have lost their marbles. I want the rest of you to reign them in by saying "that's too much, that's too far, that's too crazy. STOP!" If you don't see the need to do that then I need to keep posting.