Theodor Herzl

Cailin McGrath Dr. Molchadsky Jewish M144 14 February 2017 Midterm Paper INTRO: definition of nationalism The Haskalah movement was partially initiated by the Emancipation of Jews and European Enlightenment. This social and philosophic movement was sparked by liberal legislation in certain Western European countries that allowed Jews to leave the ghettos and enter European society. One of the main principles of Haskalah was its quest for integration into surrounding European societies. The…

The First and Second Aliyah were two groups of Zionist immigrants, moving away from their own country for Palestine (which is now known as the Land of Israel), as they determined to bring all of the Jewish people together in one Jewish State. The First Aliyah was a major wave of Zionist immigrants, who immigrated from Eastern Europe and Yemen between the years 1882 to 1903. On the other hand, the Second Aliyah was a group of Jews who immigrated from Europe and Czarist Russia between the years…

1) According to James Gelvin, “All nationalisms arise in opposition to some internal or external nemesis. All are defined by what they oppose.” Do you agree? Discuss in reference to state formation and colonialism in Palestine/Israel. Gelvin’s argument that all nationalisms arise in opposition to some internal or external nemesis is historically accurate and continues to be true. The mandate for Palestine was formally confirmed on Britain by the League of Nations in July 1922, which officially…

According to an article “What are Israel and Palestine? Why are they fighting?” in Vox by Zack Beauchamp (2015), both Israelis and Palestinians have had many difficulties and disagreements with sharing the same state. Their biggest argument is over who should have full control of Israel, the Jews (Israelis) or the Arabs Muslims (Palestine). Israelis believe that they should have full control of Israel because of the Zionism, Israel should be there holy land and they should have a place to call…

rather a separate nation characterized by a unique religion whose universal significance should be recognized.” Hess felt that it was crucial to have a foundation in Palestine because Jewish history was so strongly rooted in that area. Furthermore, Herzl thought that the establishment of a Jewish state was crucial if Jews wanted to have a representation that would have…

Through the Zionist movement, the Jewish people transformed themselves from a passive, marginalized people into a collective unit that was able to fight for a homeland and create the modern life possible in Jerusalem and Israel. When thinking about the Jewish people and their history, the roots of their religion, the destruction of the epicenter of their very religion, and the Temple Mount, it is imperative that we recognize the multiple forced removals from their homeland and city of Jerusalem,…

Israelis & Palestinians: Shadow of Racism The very foundation of the Arab-Israeli conflict is racism. It was racism from of the countries that hosted Jews that drove them to the need for a jewish homeland and it was the racism of the Jews that made them think that it was there right to take what was originally the land of the Palestinians. For this paper I decided to choose two articles that discussed the development and effects of racism between Palestinians and Israelis throughout the…

The Arab-Israeli conflict originated in a fight for land that transformed into a political and religious clash. Throughout the years, Jews and Palestinians fail to peacefully coexist in a land they both believe they are entitled to reside in. The territory, which is only 10,000 square miles, encompasses a wide range of people with different cultures and religious backgrounds. The Palestinians are defined as the Arabs who are of mainly members of a Christian, Muslim, or Druze religion and whose…

The Accomplished and Daring Life of Sharon Olds “When Mother divorced you, we were glad.” (The Victims) Even in this single line from Sharon Olds’s, “The Victims,” one can immediately grasp the loaded emotion and implications through her simple word choice and “…intensely personal voice….” (Gale) Her “…strength as a poet lies in her persistent and frank use of erotic imagery...she writes about pain, anger, violence, death, and love” (Stone) and “…has been linked with the confessional poets of…

They argue the significance of the affair lies in Dreyfus representation as a “symbol” that highlighted the many fundamental issues with the French republic, such as the rights of an individual and in the polarisations it provoked between those who believed the rights of an individual should be the utmost concern (the left) even if it meant a reprehended state system such as Zola who announced “There is no Dreyfus Affair any longer. There is only one issue: is France still the France of the…