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The founders of Israel were non-believers. Presumeably their concept of Zionism lacked a religous basis. Today it is universally considered a reflection of scriptural accounts of ancient hebrews,and as an attempt to re-establish an ancient state. In today's terms,what is the religious basis - for jews,not for fundamentalists - of Zionism?

2007-06-04 12:36:37 · 10 answers · asked by Brynn 3 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

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There is none in terms of it's inception; however the continuation of this horrifyingly miscarried british experiment in religious nostalgia is a U.S. obsession and clearly has it's basis in religion,specifically the Bible Belt enthusiasm for what is now referred to as Christian Zionism. American fundamentalists are currently the only group in the entire world that does not despise "Israel". Without their support - politically,for candidates who are pro-zionist - U.S. support would promptly collapse,followed within months by the liberation of Palestine. There is therefore a religious basis - rooted in the ignorance and poverty that is the foundation of deep-south theology - and the votes represented by evangelicals. The religious basis of zionism has changed therefore from british religious nostalgia to American revivalism. And since the founders of zionism were so-called secular jews,we may presume little or no religious basis,except perhaps in the form of traditional jewish types of thinking.

2007-06-05 12:21:38 · answer #1 · answered by Galahad 7 · 1 0

"any style of racism or colonial Zionism or any style of oppression." amazing the kind you link the three. i'm uncertain what you advise by using 'colonial Zionism', yet Zionism itself isn't something greater that help for the persevered existence of the present Jewish State in Israel. We Jews have one state - count selection it, and for some human beings, this is one too many. pondering the way the international has taken care of us, that makes anti-Zionism comparable to anti-Semitism (and please do no longer argue with the dictionary definition of the interest.) observe that Zionism easily does not advise contract with each and all of the guidelines of Israel's government. Zvi the Zionist Fiddler

2016-11-04 23:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0 0

The religious basis is G-d's promise to Abraham (Gen. 12:7, 13:15, 15:18, 17:8 and so on) and the connection between so many of the mitzvot and the land. And G-d's promises, via the prophets, to return the people to the land. And Talmudic views on the sanctity of the land.

The founders of Israel were largely secular. They understood the desperate need for a Jewish homeland, free from immigration restrictions, pogroms and threats of property confiscations. Middle eastern Jews had needed a safe place to live since the fall of the Ottoman Empire. WWII merely extended that to Europe in a horribly dramatic way.

Jerusalem is Islam's third holy city, after Mecca and Medinah. It's significance is because of Abraham -- no matter what city Jews hold sacred, Muslims would claim it for their own as well. Makes life a wee bit complicated, nu?

2007-06-04 12:50:04 · answer #3 · answered by The angels have the phone box. 7 · 0 3

The modern Zionist movement is primarily secular as you have pointed out. The only religious leaning, if you will, is that Zionism seeks land for Jews. Otherwise, its a political movement.

2007-06-04 12:43:35 · answer #4 · answered by verbalise 4 · 3 0

There isn't one. Zionism didn't begin with Herzl. It began with the british aristocracy,inspired by Disraeli's character Sidonia in his novels. It's just a cheesy piece of mid-Victorian neo-romanticism. Except it's not cheesy when you have jews out there actually trying to drive a people off the land. That part is dead serious. It's just an old victorian-era thing though in it's conception.

2007-06-04 13:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by Jurgen 1 · 2 1

I don't think it was set up *solely* to compensate for the holocaust. Presumably Zionists were busy *buying up land in palestine* in the early 20th century (contrary to common mythology, they didn't steal all of it). And Jews have been getting kicked out of places for a long time. I think that's all Israel represents is a place from which Jews cannot be expelled

2007-06-04 12:47:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1 3

The Word of God:

"He remembers his covenant forever,
the word that he commanded, for a thousand generations, the covenant that he made with Abraham,
his sworn promise to Isaac,
which he confirmed to Jacob as a statute,
to Israel as an everlasting covenant,
saying, "To you I will give the land of Canaan
as your portion for an inheritance." '
Psalm 105:8-11

One of many Scriptures promising the land to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

2007-06-04 12:49:51 · answer #7 · answered by wefmeister 7 · 0 3

reparations for the holocaust.. to protect the jewish people

the religious basis for zionism has not changed

2007-06-04 12:40:27 · answer #8 · answered by Furibundus 6 · 1 3

Zion is the name of the city of David.

2007-06-04 12:40:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1 3

Paul's letter to the Romans.

2007-06-04 12:40:27 · answer #10 · answered by Thomas Paine 5 · 0 5

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