HIST 46 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Chaim Weizmann, Supreme Muslim Council, First Zionist Congress
Document Summary
The palestine mandate and the creation of israel. Zionism is that jews constitute a nation: shift in thinking beginning half of 19th century. Historical and religious roots where israelites had land in ancient times: religious roots is that the return of jews from israel. Enlightenment tolerance and liberal nationalism: this rose because religious was playing an increasingly smaller role in classifying people, liberal nationalism is that everyone should be equal. Rise of european anti-semitism, especially in russia: partly because of racial nationalism, jews were seen as outsiders. Example: nazism: jews were seen as agents of reform and anti-semitism was seen as reaction against reforms, a way of stirring the masses against a minority rather than the monarch. Rise of zionism in the 19th century because of these reasons above. 1884 lovers of zion, agricultural settlements: zionism is in part of european circumstances, not middle eastern affiars.
