The main topic of the source presented is how strong religious beliefs can strike a sense of nation within a people; subsequently creating a nation state. This idea is evident within the source through the quotation stating “... We will wish the Jews a most hearty welcome home.” This quotation demonstrates how strong religious nationalistic beliefs in addition to great perseverance can lead a people to gaining own nation state to call home. The speaker's perspective is that of the Arabic during the Zionist movement in the early 20th century. This perspective is one of sadness and disappointment as the Arabic people had to evacuate and gave up their lands for people of a different race during the formation of Israel. This perspective is evident
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Using this information, it is apparent that diasporic nations are more prone to receive the effects of cultural globalization can be found within the Zionist movement. After the official formation of Israel 1948 the Jewish people finally had territory to call home; however, up until the formation the Jewish people were known as a diasporic nation, often inhabiting multiple Arab states nearby modern day Israel. This diaspora helped both the Jewish and Arab population gain cultural diversity and ideologies which not only provided diversity, but also strengthened each culture’s sense of nation. The reduction of barriers between the two cultures allowed for the expansion of each other’s patriotism and culture. After WWII however, both cultures took a step back in this process and allowed the formation of Israel which set up boarders right through Palestine and a hatred between both cultures. As mentioned above, this hatred helped to fuel multiple acts of violence and vandalism against each other. The source embraces this idea through the quote stating “... We will wish the Jews a most hearty welcome home.” This quotation demonstrates how the Arabs truly had good intentions and wishes for the Jews before the formation of Israel. These good intentions were decimated after conflict arose because of the borders that separated the two vitally different cultures. Those borders aided in confrontation rather than reconciliation. An example which demonstrates this idea is the Scramble for Africa. The Scramble for Africa was the imperial conquest of Africa by the major empires in Europe during the late 19th century and ending in the early 20th century. The division of the African lands by the various different European powers led to many diasporic, stateless nations to be confined within borders. This created
Using this information, it is apparent that diasporic nations are more prone to receive the effects of cultural globalization can be found within the Zionist movement. After the official formation of Israel 1948 the Jewish people finally had territory to call home; however, up until the formation the Jewish people were known as a diasporic nation, often inhabiting multiple Arab states nearby modern day Israel. This diaspora helped both the Jewish and Arab population gain cultural diversity and ideologies which not only provided diversity, but also strengthened each culture’s sense of nation. The reduction of barriers between the two cultures allowed for the expansion of each other’s patriotism and culture. After WWII however, both cultures took a step back in this process and allowed the formation of Israel which set up boarders right through Palestine and a hatred between both cultures. As mentioned above, this hatred helped to fuel multiple acts of violence and vandalism against each other. The source embraces this idea through the quote stating “... We will wish the Jews a most hearty welcome home.” This quotation demonstrates how the Arabs truly had good intentions and wishes for the Jews before the formation of Israel. These good intentions were decimated after conflict arose because of the borders that separated the two vitally different cultures. Those borders aided in confrontation rather than reconciliation. An example which demonstrates this idea is the Scramble for Africa. The Scramble for Africa was the imperial conquest of Africa by the major empires in Europe during the late 19th century and ending in the early 20th century. The division of the African lands by the various different European powers led to many diasporic, stateless nations to be confined within borders. This created