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is primordialist or modernist, the fact remains that Zionism is a Nationalistic Political movement that, to be fair, is outdated and frowned upon by modern society!