Zionism

" 'The Land of Israel,' as a Jewish concept with halachic-historic-cultural authenticity, is the profound justification for our presence here as Jews. Without it, our national demand has no meaning for us or anyone else. 'The Land of Israel' is a Jewish symbol and our link with it defines our identity. Relinquishing it would be comparable to national suicide. On the other hand, 'the State of Israel' is a modern organizational tool created by Zionism in order to incorporate within the ancient symbol of 'the Land of Israel' vital values such as national independence, mutual obligation, sovereignty and national, social and human dignity; national responsibility, the gathering of the exiles, national unity, democracy and a multitude of cultures. Barry Zimerman, Givat Haim, Israel "The Land of Israel is the open Bible, the written testimony, the identity and right of the Jewish people. Under its skies, the prophets of Israel made their demand for social justice and proclaimed their vision of a world with a pact among nations that will no longer know war." – In a speech delivered by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon at the UN General Assembly, September 2005 ISRAEL IN THE 21ST. CENTURY http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enPage=HomePage A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT http://www.mideastweb.org/briefhistory.htm

A reply to David Shasha's "progressive" fiction about Arab views.

A good watch! ~ Dean Z ;)