Zionism was always about a Jewish State, Peter.
Herzl’s manifesto called for a Jewish State. His opponent Ahad Ha’am supported a Jewish State, as did Weizmann, Ben-Gurion, Jabotinsky.
There’s no basis for the claim that Zionism wasn’t about a Jewish State. /1
Herzl’s manifesto called for a Jewish State. His opponent Ahad Ha’am supported a Jewish State, as did Weizmann, Ben-Gurion, Jabotinsky.
There’s no basis for the claim that Zionism wasn’t about a Jewish State. /1
It’s true that Buber and Magnes opposed a Jewish State, supporting the idea of a Jewish community without national independence. But that was a fringe position, utopian then as it is today.
I wrote a book about all of this: /2
amazon.com/Jewish-State-S…
I wrote a book about all of this: /2
amazon.com/Jewish-State-S…
I know you read it when it first came out. Still, a lot of it is relevant to the argument you’re making now. Might be worth revisiting.
There’s a lot of material in it both about Herzl’s view and about Buber’s. /3
There’s a lot of material in it both about Herzl’s view and about Buber’s. /3
