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Jewish nationalist movement
Zionism is an ethnic nationalist movement that emerged in late 19th-century Europe to establish and support a Jewish homeland through colonization in the region of Palestine, which roughly corresponds to the Land of Israel in Judaism—itself central to Jewish history. Zionists wanted to create a Jewish state in Palestine with as much land, as many Jews, and as few Palestinian Arabs as possible. Zionism was the main force behind the creation of the State of Israel in 1948, and remains the country's dominant ideology today.
More on Wikipedia ↗The Green MP for Brighton Pavilion has spoken of her regret over a motion that said “Zionism is racism” and
JTA – The head of the Jewish Greens said she may leave the Green Party of England and Wales after it adopted a policy that defines Zionism as racism and calls for a single democratic state “in all of historic Palestine”. Vivien Lichtenstein, a 29-year member of the Greens who worked on Israeli-Palestinian peace…
Green MP Siân Berry apologised after a conference motion on Zionism passed, saying opponents were discouraged from publicly fighting it during the byelection. #GreenParty #UKPolitics #Zionism