Zionism.
A political movement that was established in 1897, Zionism represents the Jewish quest for a return to the ancestral Eretz Israel (land of Israel, also known as Palestine). Influenced by nineteenth-century European nationalist ideology, Zionism challenged the passive anticipation of the arrival of the Messiah and called for an active pursuit of a Jewish state. Secularist and progressive thinking by and large, early Zionist thinkers sought a cultural Jewish revival and the foundation of a modern, socially just community in Palestine. That vision was articulated by the founder of the movement, Theodor Herzl (1840–1904), in his book ... ...
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