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> because their god told them that's their promised land A substantial portion of the earliest Zionist settlers were atheists and a substantial portion of hawk
by Mediterraneo10 9y ago
> because their god told them that's their promised land
A substantial portion of the earliest Zionist settlers were atheists and a substantial portion of hawkish Israelis today are. The insistence on founding and maintaining a Jewish state in Israel is not overall theologically motivated.
- devilmoon 9y agoOh you're right, it's only a colonialist and racist motivation, god doesn't come into play
- beaconstudios 9y agocolonialist, I can understand as Israel was carved out of the British Mandate, but I don't see the racism aspect?