Fear Zionism vs. fulfillment Zionism: Israel is more than insurance against antisemitism - opinion
That desire to return to the Land of Israel was originally motivated not by antisemitism but rather by the opportunity to reestablish an independent and free Jewish nation.
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu shakes hands with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir during a debate in the Knesset plenum earlier this year. Netanyahu, Bezalel Smotrich, and Ben-Gvir embody fear Zionism; they do not speak for all Zionists, says the writer.(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)ByMICHAEL M. COHEN