ZIONISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM: A CRITICAL STUDY ON EARLY PUBLICATIONS

Abstract

Political matters in which religion is used as an instrument have led, throughout history, to some of the most remarkable geopolitical consequences that conjointly involve military and paramilitary interventions, as well as casualties and violent reactions among civilians. The present paper examines various motivations that influenced the emergence of Zionism, where the use of the Jewish religion – along with the reported oppressions of the Jews in Europe – became a key justification for establishing Jewish settlements within the Palestinian borders. The colonization plans that had been debated since the end of the 19th century not only exceeded the initial agreements, but have been also escalating into extreme attacks against the indigenous Palestinian population. Also, Israeli armed incursions, ongoing at the time of the present paper’s publication, have been publicly compared to a genocide and the Holocaust.