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Zionism

The political view that Jews have a right to national homeland in Palestine roughly corresponding to the borders of Biblical Israel. Zionism emerged as a nationalist movement in 19th-century Europe as secular and assimilated Jews did not find wide acceptance in European society. Many, though not all, early Zionists were socialists; this led to the establishment of communal farms in Palestine. Religious Zionism was initially a minor part of the movement, but has grown in importance since the 1960s. After the establishment of the States of Israel in 1948, the Zionist movement has concentrated on maintaining or expanding Israel's borders and/or influence. Proponents of Zionism believe a Jewish homeland is the only place Jews can be perfectly safe from persecution, while critics contend that Palestinian Arabs have been displaced and discriminated against since the early 20th century.

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A: Trump and the corrupt [Persian] Gulf dictators, along with their partner in crime al-Sisi, are enslaved to Zionist money-power.

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Then there are sharp Christian Zionists, who have a specific theological view that demands active spiritual, political and material support for Israel.

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I agree with the British decision to reject the petition, which was clearly an anti-Israel PR stunt, but I take great issue with the larger obsession with Balfour in the Zionist community.

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Zionists have a short memory when they describe our resistance as terror; it is a fact that Israel itself was created by terror and genocidal crimes with the assistance of the British colonials at that time.

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They said that U.Sled West is pawn in the Zionist game and Zionists and the West have launched a war on Islamic and Christian sanctities around the world and Charlie Hebdo's blasphemous caricatures and Bethlehem sacrilege proved Zionists and their alliedWest were united and they masterminded the blasphemy.

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"Due to the influence and dominance of Zionists over the US power structure, the information channels of US officials are under the sway of what has been created by Zionists," said Firuzabadi, who is Iran's senior military officer.

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You should know that Zionists control the US government and the media.

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In a separate interview aired on Al-Quds TV in March 2010, Mursi said: "The Zionists have no right to the land of Palestine.