Brief History of Zionism

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A brief history of Zionism and the promise to the Jewish people that lay at its heart (Part I of II)
A review of the ideas central to Zionism and a brief history of the movement, to prepare us to better understand the depth of the crisis in Zionist-belief that erupted on October 7, 2023
DEC 20
A couple of weeks ago, I had occasion to deliver two remote presentations to a group of professionals in the United States who sought to understand better the deeper meaning of what happened on October 7 and what has unfolded since, in the light of what Zionism was, was meant to be, and what it has promised to the Jewish people.

Today’s post includes the first of those two presentations (edited for length and to mask the identities of participants), which we’re making available to all our readers, including a transcript below (which we usually do only for paid subscribers to Israel from the Inside).

It runs just shy of 50 minutes, and is a brief history of the Zionist movement, its fundamental commitments and promises, and serves as a way of setting up that second segment on “How October 7 broke the promise that Zionism had made to the Jewish people,” which we will run tomorrow. We will post a very brief excerpt for all of our listeners, while the full episode will be available, also tomorrow, to exclusively to paid subscribers.

Israelis are facing an unfolding crisis, but also an important opportunity to rebuild. If you would like to share our conversation about what they are feeling and what is happening that the English press can’t cover, please subscribe today.

A couple of weeks ago, I had occasion to deliver two remote presentations to a group of professionals in the United States who sought to understand better the deeper meaning of what happened on October 7 and what has unfolded since, in the light of what Zionism was, was meant to be, and what it has promised to the Jewish people.

Today’s post includes the first of those two presentations (edited for length and to mask the identities of participants), which we’re making available to all our readers, including a transcript below (which we usually do only for paid subscribers to Israel from the Inside).

It runs just shy of 50 minutes, and is a brief history of the Zionist movement, its fundamental commitments and promises, and serves as a way of setting up that second segment on “How October 7 broke the promise that Zionism had made to the Jewish people,” which we will run tomorrow. We will post a very brief excerpt for all of our listeners, while the full episode will be available, also tomorrow, to exclusively to paid subscribers.

Israelis are facing an unfolding crisis, but also an important opportunity to rebuild. If you would like to share our conversation about what they are feeling and what is happening that the English press can’t cover, please subscribe today.