@rezaaslan @DoctaDonn Look up Theodor Herzl; conceived Zionism as a secular movement. Like in the USA, right-wing crazies ruin everything.
On the contrary! The founders of Israel were severely secular and had no intention of building a religious statehttps://twitter.com/DoctaDonn/status/654419305833046017 …
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@rezaaslan well, I stand corrected and personally didn't know that. That's why I come to you professor! - 1 more reply
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@rezaaslan But still wanted a Jewish homeland, correct?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Religious rhetoric was used to get messianic types on side in UK and US, but the nationalist aspiration is still pretty similar.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan but the religious fanatics took over, bibi want jewish state now officiallyThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@DoctaDonn@Evan_P_Grant Mainly, they were looking for a place where they could be self-governing. No other country wanted us. -
@MarisaElana@rezaaslan agreed, but the situation has unfortunately progressed from "governing themselves" to "occupying others" -
@DoctaDonn@rezaaslan Yes, agreed, but the question was about whether the early Zionists were driven by religious goals.
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@rezaaslan the chances of that happening went out of the window when palestinians went on a funded reproductive spree -10 to 15 kids eachThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan man, clearly people should read elie weisels booksThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan Would you agree that the main problems in the Middle East stem from the careless carving up of the Ottoman Empire after WW1?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@DoctaDonn@Evan_P_Grant it's become much more religious in the last decade.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan@BookmanDan It's true; Jews and Muslims lived in Palestine for centuries before Israel became a nation state.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@rezaaslan you've simply dodged the question RezaThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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