The Unbreakable Link Between Zionism and Judaism

[Richard D]

At a time when the word "Zionism" has become an accuastion and a curse, at a time when "I'm not antisemetic, I'm antizionist has become a common (antisemetic) trope, and at a time when seemingly none other than Jews comprehend what Zionism is, an excellent essay has been written explaining this core aspect of Judism. Perhaps in reading it the "antizionists" might grasp a bit more about what they are really talking about:

Zionism and Judaism are often spoken of in the same breath (and for good reason), but just as often misunderstood.

Critics of Israel — the only country in the world that has “critics” — frequently claim that Zionism is a modern political ideology with little connection to Judaism, or that one can be a faithful Jew while rejecting Zionism altogether.

But such assertions flatten the deep historical, religious, and emotional link between the Jewish People and the Land of Israel. In truth, Zionism is not some foreign graft onto Judaism; it is a natural flowering of Jewish identity, continuity, and yearning.

To understand the connection between Zionism and Judaism, one must begin with the concept of Am Yisrael (the People of Israel). Judaism is not merely a set of beliefs; it is the lived culture, set of laws, moral code, and memory of a people.

https://www.futureofjewish.com/p/the-unbreakable-link-between-zionism