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Zionism is a Liberation Movement
Israel's story is proof that if you will it, it is no dream.
Israelis Aid Syrian Refugees
When thousands of Syrian refugees arrived on the shores of Greece, Israeli doctors and nurses, both Arab and Jewish, were there to help.
Theodor Herzl and the birth of political Zionism
Check out this video about Theodor Herzl and the birth of modern Zionism, the liberation movement of the Jewish people.
Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Balfour Declaration
This video explains how the British made conflicting promises about territory to Jews and Arabs in the early 20th century.
Perspectives on Israel's Nation State Law
Alan Dershowitz says that Israel should have turned its Declaration of Independence into a Basic Law, arguing that the Nation State bill harms Israel's image.
Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism
This is a short video explaining the connection between antisemitism and anti-Zionism.
Armed forces in pre-state Israel
While the Haganah, Irgun and Lechi all fought British and Arab forces, they disagreed about how best to secure Jewish lives and a Jewish state.
What is Zionism?
While Zionism is a liberation movement with ancient roots, it is not monolithic. Zionists have many different ideas about what modern Israel could and should be.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/N2zYYQCYUvY?list=PL-DNOnmKkUabmHqdEAhdCAd02JleQjPhA
Winning the 1948 War of Independence
Israelis won the 1948 War and gained their independence through a combination of ingenuity and luck.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/zdt4L6VTbi4?list=PL-DNOnmKkUabmHqdEAhdCAd02JleQjPhA
Eli Cohen
Eli Cohen immigrated to Israel from Egypt and became one of Israel’s most legendary spies. After joining the Mossad intelligence agency, he became a trusted member of the Syrian regime and shared information that helped save countless Israeli lives.
Israel and Indigenous Rights
Israel represents an indigenous people overcoming brutal oppression to achieve freedom in their ancestral home.
Jews in Jerusalem
Jews are indigenous to Israel, and once again became the largest group living in Jerusalem in the 1860s.
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Coins, History, and Zionism
Fast fact: these coins and their motifs inspired modern day Israeli currency.
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History in the Land of Israel
The Jewish people have a long and rich history in the Levant, especially in the city of Jerusalem. Despite suffering oppression and expulsions, Jews have lived in Jerusalem and the surrounding area for 3,000 years.
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Founding of Tel Aviv
The story of Tel Aviv is a remarkable example of the work that went into establishing Israel as a Jewish and democratic state.
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Israelis Aid Syrian Refugees
For years, the Israeli organization IsraAID has been helping Syrian refugees in Greece and elsewhere. They reach over 750,000 people/year with humanitarian aid, and strive to empower communities rather than making them dependent.
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Israel is the Jewish homeland
There are 130 Christian-majority countries in the world, 49 Islamic, and three Hindu. Israel is the only Jewish-majority country in the world and has been the Jewish homeland for over 3,000 years.
https://www.jerusalemu.org/files/iiohs/Class5/AppendixII.pdf
Access to holy sites in Jerusalem
Jerusalem is the only city in the world with ancient sites that are holy to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Israel safeguards free access to holy places and each religious group’s right to administer its own holy sites.
http://mfa.gov.il/MFA_Graphics/MFA%20Gallery/Israel60/ch6.pdf
Early Zionism
This piece from 1919 highlights many of the same arguments in favor of Zionism we use today – the basic facts haven’t changed, and neither has the justice of Zionism.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1919/07/a-jewish-palestine/303393/
What is a Basic Law?
In the wake of the "Nation-State Law" passed by the Israeli government in 2018, there has been some confusion about what a Basic Law is. Here is an explanation and list of all of Israel's Basic Laws:
https://www.knesset.gov.il/description/eng/eng_mimshal_yesod.htm
Perspectives on Israel's Nation State Law
This article argues that Israel's Nation State Law was necessary in light of all the forces which seek to deny Israel's right to exist as a Jewish state.
https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/the-case-for-israels-nation-state-bill/
History of anti-Zionism, Soviet Roots
There are valuable insights and sources about the history of anti-Zionism and its roots in hateful propaganda from the USSR.
Debunking claims that Ashkenazi Jews are Khazars
This article debunks the theory that Ashkenazi Jews are descended from a group called the Khazars, who lived between modern Turkey and Russia. This theory is typically spread by those who seek to deny the connection between Jews and the land of Israel.
https://forward.com/opinion/382967/ashkenazi-jews-are-not-khazars-heres-the-proof/
Busting the Khazar Myth
According to a scholar of Eastern European Jewish migration, the claim that Ashkenazi Jews are descended from Khazars is a myth.
Debunking the Jewish-Khazar Genetic Myth
Ashkenazi Jews do not descend from Khazars. The genetic study often used to justify that claim used poor methodology and is misleading.
https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/articles/802/are-we-all-khazars-now/
Zionism and Human Rights
Zionists have a rich history of leading in human rights, laying the foundation for the field of human rights law as it exists today.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/opinion/zionism-israel-human-rights.html
"Criticism of Israel is never antisemitic"
While criticism of Israel is not automatically antisemitic, anti-Israel and anti-Zionist rhetoric fuels hatred of Jews far too frequently.
Rashid Khalidi Hundred Years War on Palestine
"The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine is not a new, revisionist history that challenges both Israeli and Palestinian readers with its reexamination of their respective narratives. It is simply poor history."
https://jewishreviewofbooks.com/articles/7210/the-war-on-history/
Opinions about annexation
Some security experts believe annexing parts of the West Bank would harm Israel’s security by damaging peaceful relations with Egypt and Jordan, causing the Palestinian Authority to collapse, and sparking war with Hamas, among other reasons.
Opinions about annexation
Some security experts believe annexing parts of the West Bank would make Israel more secure, because any military withdrawal from those areas would put Israel in grave danger.
https://besacenter.org/perspectives-papers/annexing-west-bank-area-c/
Analysis of possible annexation of parts of the West Bank
This article offers critical analysis about why PM Netanyahu may have decided to push for applying Israeli sovereignty to parts of the West Bank in July, 2020.
Analysis of possible annexation of parts of the West Bank
Some argue that potential Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank is a way to pressure Palestinian leaders to negotiate peace, by showing that time is not on their side.
Writers of the IHRA Definition
Those who attack the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism often point to Ken Stern, who helped draft the definition and now criticizes how it is used. In this article, other key leaders involved in IHRA help set the record straight.