Zionism

The great hymnodist writer Isaac Watts wrote a hymn that became a favorite of John Wesley who brought to the United States, and reveals Christianity’s eternal interest in Israel and Jerusalem, which has been a burden since the time of Constantine’s conversion as well as a source of support for Jewish Zionists. The refrain goes, “We’re marching to Zion, beautiful, beautiful Zion.We’re marching upward to Zion,
the beautiful city of God.” King David wrote Psalms about the ascent into Jerusalem, “As…

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Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab countries attacked Israel, because it was full of Jews(Reich "Israel"). The Arab countries thought that Israel didn't have the right to exist. When Israel formed, it was full of Jews because of a movement called Zionism, which was sought to make a Jewish state in Palestine(Reich "Israel"). In 1960's, tension developed between the Arab and Jewish populations. When that state became a country, it was attacked by the Arab countries. This created tension between…

Thomas Jefferson once penned, “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” These words can still be found in the Declaration of Independence and we are progressively incorporating this ideology further into American lives. Thomas Jefferson, however did not live by his own code of ethics, he himself owned several hundred slaves.…

Ruling from the Middle East, all the way to South Asia, changes were fueling in by the British. In Palestine, the Balfour Declaration in 1917 and the British Mandate of 1920, had raised the tension between Arabs and Jews. One of the most significant changes was the establishment of the Jewish State of Israel. “On 29 November 1947, thousands of people jumped out of their beds and rushed out onto the streets when the reports were broadcasted on the radio.” It was the day the UN proposed the…

to the war in Palestine, which occurred at the tail end of the 1940’s. This war brought a resurgence of Zionist groups; “The 1948 war was presented by the Zionist leadership in messianic terms as a ‘miraculous cleaning of the land’” (Masalha 68). Zionism appeared in the late nineteenth century as a national revival measure, but now refers to the events of the Nakba. Zionist groups worked to sustain and restore Jews to their original homeland in Palestine.…

This prestige had been sorely diminished by the ravages of Haskalah, socialism and communism, as well by secular Zionism. He envisioned creating a magnificent institution, both physically imposing and spiritually inspiring, that would help stem the tide of assimilation and loss of Torah observance that was then affecting Polish Jewry. He had a friend, Shmuel Eichenbaum…

Sometimes people find it difficult to stay on topic or continuing to persevere on a one set goal. In one of Chaim Potok’s books called the Chosen, the characters are very determined in everything they do. They never seem quite satisfied with an answer, and continue to search the topic thoroughly. Even when they play baseball they are so determined to win, and don’t get distracted. There are not many people like Reb Saunders, Danny and David Malter who are single-minded. Continuously persisting…

While recent relations between Israel and Russia are improving, during the cold war Russia supported and supplied Israel?s enemies with weapons and advisor support. Russia saw Zionism (Racial Imperialism) as a direct threat against Communism within the Soviet Union. The direct support of the Palestinian militias, and Egypt by Russia created a ?War by proxy? between the Soviets and Arabs versus, the America and Israel. (https://www…

In his article, he cites the most important foundations as “socialism, labor, Westernism and democracy” among others. Due to the plight of the Jewish people dating back to Biblical times, there was a driving force towards “social justice and equality” through socialism. The early Jewish nation also had a strong work ethic and placed a high value on labor. The author weaves these two particular foundations of Jewish culture together in the explanation of the “kibbutz.” The kibbutz is…