HIST 294 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Nablus, Conservative Judaism, Edmund Leopold De Rothschild
3 Oct 2016
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Under the ottoman empire, there was no official palestinian entity. The area was called the holy land or ard al-muqaddasa and part of greater syria. :return of jews to the land of israel or the homeland of the jewish people. Zionism is a nationalist movement that sought he creation of a homeland for jews. Zionism: although a secular nationalist movement, it sought a particularistic solution to the jewish question in europe. To be jewish is a distinct culture with all the characteristics of a nation. He was accused of lying and put in jail. Not the same authority because he was jewish. The idea of the nation and who belonged to the nation. Despire modernity, secularism, european nations did not accept jews as equals. 1897 first world zionist congress in basie, switzerland. Issue at stake was to create a homeland where the jews felt secure. The land of israel remained the only destination. He was doing this for jewish immigrants.
