Zionism. Is it Good for Jews?
July 25, 2025 Zionism. Is it Good for Jews? FREDERIC SEAGER Facebook Twitter Reddit Bluesky Email “Zionism, the national liberation movement of the Jewish people.” This is the official definition given by the State of Israel on its website. It is accepted without reservation by all Jewish Israelis, including supporters of “Peace Now.” Except that the Jews are not a nation. If they were, no one could not acquire Jewish status other than through naturalization in the State of Israel. Yet it is entirely possible to become a Jew in the countries of the Diaspora through rabbinical conversion, a procedure which is increasingly frequent. Conversely, non-Jews who obtain Israeli nationality by naturalization do not thereby become Jewish. Israel, the Zionists tell us, has a right to exist as a Jewish state. In fact it never claimed to be a Jewish state, one among others. The Basic Law, voted by the Knesset in 2018, defines Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. T...
