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What is Zionism? A history of the political movement that created Israel as we know it

  • Written by Andrew Thomas, Lecturer in Middle East Studies, Deakin University
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As the Israel-Hamas war continues, there’s been a lot of discussion around Zionism.

Put simply, Zionism is a nationalist movement that advocates for a homeland for the Jewish people in the Biblical Land of Israel. It is the organisation of ideas that actively sought and achieved the existence of the Israeli state in 1948.

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