Zionism

Jewish people claim that their right to have the land now known as Israel comes from two main things: religious reasoning and that they controlled the land first and last. According to Jewish tradition, Abraham received the covenant promise, which said that he would have descendants as numerous as the stars and that they would inhabit the land of Canaan, which is the area known as Israel and Palestine. The covenant promise was believed to have been carried down by Abraham's son, Isaac, which…

The Zionist goal of establishing a Jewish homeland has always been opposed by the Arab leaders in the Middle East. There was a rapid influx of Jews to Palestine from the time the Great War ended. As new immigrants, they purchased land to live and farm on, but then banned Arabs from living on that land. The Jews’ goal was to establish localities based around farming. Additionally, these communities would be for Jews only, meaning they would not hire any Arab employees. The Arabs in the…

Social – Postwar America in the mid and late twentieth century was the age of social change ranging from equal rights to popular music. World War II has allowed has allowed America to finally break free from the Great Depression. There was much focus on the industry part of society and America was kept well busy. What was almost hidden behind this era was those who lived in poverty. There seemed to be a large gap between the rich and the poor at this time. The wealthy were a big part of the ever…

At the center of this “myth of rescue” is altruism: the claim that the government or individuals representing the nation “altruistically” saved the Jews, purely out of humanistic concern and without expecting practical rewards. Taking altruism as an overdetermined term, my paper aims at unfolding the multiple layers of the usage of altruism in the myth of rescue: Firstly, while other factors—e.g., religion and political affiliation—had been privileged in the 1960s, they either faded or being…

West Side Story is a Broadway musical with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, book by Arthur Laurents, and choreography/concept by Jerome Robbins. The musical is based off of Shakespeare’s play called Romeo and Juliet, with the idea of modernizing the plot to relate to New York in the 20th century (Hoffman 84). The musical was originally set to be called East Side Story; a “religion-oriented” (Hoffman 85) feud between two parties, however, a transformation occurred “between…

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…

Lior Bar-El Sinai Scholars Essay 4/10/16 The First Roman Jewish War The First Roman Jewish war was a conflict with great ramifications. It resulted in the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem, and started the transformation from a Judaism centered on temple sacrifices to a Judaism dominated by Rabbis and the interpretations of scripture. Militarily, this conflict was important as it saw diverse militaries fighting with contrasting tactics. The Jewish rebels fought with irregular tactics…

Through history, the Jewish nation has had several conflicts with countless empires, religions, and other groups of people who had opposing beliefs and practices. One of the largest and most powerful empires which the Jews had several conflicts with was the Roman empire. The Roman empire initially came in contact with the Jewish people when Pompey the Great laid siege to Judea and the temple, making the land of the Jews a client kingdom, or a native tribe who joins the Roman empire in order to…

Let’s Talk About Israel On an episode of “The Daily Show” this summer, Jon Stewart spoke about Israel. In this specific segment, Stewart informed his viewers how America was re-supplying Israel with ammunition to defend itself against Hamas. In response to this, he said, “We cannot be Israel’s rehab sponsor and it’s drug dealer. It’s not going to work.” Well, I am sure you can imagine the backlash Stewart received. To many, this was unjustified criticism of Israel. To others, it was spot on…

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…