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Zionism succeeded beyond its founders’ dreams - so why is it dividing Jews? - analysis

From Jewish liberation movement to contested ideology, Zionism’s meaning has changed for Jews around the world

Campus protests over Israel have brought renewed attention to Zionism, with the movement increasingly debated through the language of colonialism and national  self-determination.Premium
Worshipers pray at Jerusalem’s Western Wall, a symbol of the Jewish people’s centuries-old connection to Zion, long before it became a modern political movement.PremiumPremium

Is Zionism still necessary? What it means to a generation born after Israel's founding

Three years after October 7, remembrance remains central to Jewish life, but the writer argues that honoring the past must also mean taking responsibility for the future.PremiumPremium

‘Never Again’ is what we build for the living, not just what we say for the dead - opinion

  David Milstein, former Special Assistant to the U.S. Ambassador of Israel, speaks during the general session at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 4, 2022.

From Dreyfus to David Milstein: The enduring accusation of Jewish dual loyalty - opinion


Israelis should become more selective about where they travel - opinion

Israel exists so that Jews have a place where the state – not a foreign government, and certainly not a hotel manager – is ultimately responsible for the security of Jews.

(ILLUSTRATIVE) A poster against antisemitism is seen on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in Markham, Ontario, Canada on March 22, 2025.

On this day in history: Theodor Herzl convenes First Zionist Congress in Basel

From morning to night, the delegates planted the seeds for building state institutions: The Jewish National Fund, the Zionist Organization. 

Theodor Herzl at the First Zionist Congress, August 25, 1897

Basel police block 'Death to Zionism' protest planned for 129th anniversary of Zionist Congress

The city where Theodor Herzl wrote "In Basel I founded the Jewish state" is set to see security preparations after police blocked a "Death to Zionism" protest.

Promotional post by anti-Israel group ‘basel4palestine’ for a planned protest entitled "Death to Zionism" in Basel, Switzerland. August 29, 2026.

Middle Israel: Netanyahu is digging up the Altalena to bury his own record - opinion

Netanyahu's plan to raise the Altalena wreck is designed to revive a political myth, redirect Israel's election debate and evade judgment over his own record.

THE ‘ALTALENA’ burns off Tel Aviv in June 1948. Its wreckage may lie beneath the Mediterranean, but the political battle over what happened aboard it has never been buried.

Herzl grandparents' return to Mount Herzl reveals Zionism's roots through generations - editorial

The reburial of Theodor Herzl’s grandparents on Mount Herzl shows how Jewish identity, memory and Zionist ideals are passed through generations.

Israel buried the remains of Shimon (Leib) and Rivka Herzl, grandparents of the late Theodor Herzl, in Mount Herzl.

Herzl's grandparents laid to rest alongside Zionist leader on Mount Herzl

Herzl's grandparents helped inspire, guide, and influence his Zionist thinking, which would later give rise to the movement he founded.

Israel buried the remains of Shimon (Leib) and Rivka Herzl, grandparents of the late Theodor Herzl, in Mount Herzl.

Reburying Herzl’s grandparents reflects Zionism at its most redemptive - opinion

Shimon Leib and Rivka Herzl have rested in peace in Belgrade since 1879 and 1888, respectively. Their homecoming is a profound act of Zionist faith and synthesis, mocking the anti-Zionist mania.

 THEODOR HERZL.

Is Israel the Jewish state that Theodor Herzl dreamed of? – opinion

As Herzl’s grandparents are reburied in Jerusalem, the Jewish state should revisit his ideas

The founder of political Zionism, Theodore Herzl, is buried on the mountain named after him in 1949.

The war against the Jewish state began long before Israel was established - opinion

The war against the Jewish state began almost 150 years ago, well before the Balfour Declaration and before the first Zionist Congress organized by Theodor Herzl in Basel in 1897...

 The surrender of Jerusalem, December 9, 1917.

Did the Jewish Agency rewrite Zionism’s founding principles? - opinion

The Jewish Agency’s claim that “pluralistic Judaism” was a founding pillar of Zionism fails every test – historical, religious, and institutional.

Head of WZO Yaakov Hagoel.