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Zionism debate at heart
of bitter Israeli vote
Sebastian Scheiner/Associated Press
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at posters of stamps carrying the portrait of Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, in Jerusalem. Zionism has become the central theme
of the upcoming Israeli election.
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By DAN PERRY
Associated Press
JERUSALEM — What is Zionism? The ideological question,
rooted in the 19th century, has
gained surprising urgency in an
Israeli election campaign that
seems more open than had been
expected.
Seeking to take votes from
the nationalistic right of Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
the relatively liberal opposition
has rebranded itself as the Zionist Union — sparking a debate
about a concept some considered
resolved when the Jewish state
was declared and widely recognized in 1948.
Since adopting the name in
early December, Isaac Herzog’s
Labor Party — bolstered by a
smaller grouping led by former
opposition leader Tsipi Livni —
has surged in the polls. They are
running neck-and-neck in the
These students were named
polls with Netanyahu’s Likud.
to the second quarter honor roll at
The debate about who best
Holy Trinity Catholic schools.
reflects the ideals of Zionism —
4.0 Honor Roll
and who can most credibly lay
Seventh grade: Samantha
claim to its successes — has lent
Pothitakis.
an oddly philosophical hue to a
Eighth grade: Elyse Pothitakis
campaign dominated by more
and Katie Scoville.
prosaic issues, such as budget
Ninth grade: Ben Abolt, Kayscandals in the management of
leigh Biegler and Austin Haas.
the prime minister’s home. Along
10th grade: Alyssa Hemann,
the way, the stage appears to have
Addison Malinski, Avery Malinski,
Bailey Merschman, Nicholas Pobeen set for a surprisingly climacthitakis, Ben Tinquely and Maggie
tic vote.
Walker.
On the left, politicians speak
11th grade: Elizabeth Barr,
of true Zionism as requiring
Rachael Mehmert and Allison
the establishment of peace and
Sporkman.
equality in the land, including by
12th grade: Tyler Delaney,
making peace with the PalestinMikaela Foecke, Luke Fullenkamp,
Blake Hellweg, Cole Hemann,
ians.
Hairuo Simon Ma, Meggie Meyer,
Netanyahu has mocked his
Lauren Pothitakis, Katherine Schirivals
as “the anti-Zionist Union.”
erbrock, Jamie Sobczak, Maria
Backers of his Likud tend to
Vonderhaar and Nicole Wilkens.
equate the term with a strong
A Honor Roll
Israel standing up to its enemies
Seventh grade: Blake Crabtree,
and with the West Bank settler
Nicole Pothitakis and Miguel Trejo.
Eighth grade: Sam Avery, Emily movement specifically. The settlers view themselves as true
Box and Kyle Scheetz.
Zionists, called upon to reclaim
Ninth grade: Aden Alfred,
Sabrina Fullhart, Conrad Hellman,
the Holy Land in its entirety
Samantha Hoenig, Maya Rashid,
almost regardless of the conseBrett Schneider, Collin Thornton
quences.
and Mykayla Watznauer.
Danny Danon, a senior Likud
10th grade: Cameron Bahl,
parliamentarian, argued the
Alex Bentler, Yang-hee Kim, Alyse
opposition was weakening Israel
Randolph and Danielle Scheetz.
with excessive sympathy for the
11th grade: Jordan Bush, Aly
Haas and Rebecca Steffensmeier.
Palestinians, alleging some on
12th grade: Kristen Brinck,
the left have praised refusal to
Tanner Kelch, Kim Dohui, Sabrina
serve in the army or support the
Menke, Danika Roth and Christian
Arab view the founding of the
Schierbrock.
country was a catastrophe.
B Honor Roll
“Some in that camp are trying
Seventh grade: Dalton Durand, to change the nature of Israel and
Evan Ellison, Reagan Garrels,
(use) the name Zionist Union to
Claire Graham, Ashlyn Haas,
hide some of the comments made
Matthew Hellige, Wyatt Hellman,
Jacob Mohrfeld, Elle Rashid, Isaiah by their members,” Danon said.
Richardson and Quentin Schneider.
Hilik Bar, secretary-general
Eighth grade: Eryn Anderson,
of the Labor Party, counters “we
Joshua Barr, Taylor Boeding, Kyle
who are dealing with the most
Bredemeyer, Brant Holtkamp,
important things in society,
Connor Holvoet, Mya Laylor, Alec
aspire to reach peace and speak
Mehmert, Adam Rauenbuehler,
to our enemies — this is Zionism.”
Samuel Stinson, Hannah Torgler
and Enrique Trejo.
The modern idea of a return
Ninth grade: Grant Ellison,
to “Zion” — Jerusalem or the
Wendolyn Hannum, Joseph
Holy Land — has existed since
Hummel, Cole Moeller, Madison
the 19th century, when EuroMohrfeld, Zander Schweiss, Bradpean Jews facing a wave of antiley Sporkman, Skylar Stevens and
Semitism began to contemplate
Francisco Trejo.
10th grade: Quinn Abolt, Natalia a Jewish nation-state in the land
Almeida, Connor Conrad, Connor
of their biblical forefathers. AusHellweg, Shianne Moeller, Joshua
trian journalist Theodor Herzl
Pieper, Justin Rempe, Lillian Schipopularized the notion in an 1896
erbrock and Tyler Wellman.
manifesto, “The Jewish State,”
11th grade: Dylan Biegler, Abby
and built what would become the
Boeding, Olivia Johnson, Dakota
Olson, Madelyn Orton, Eric Rauen- international Zionist movement.
That dream culminated
buehler, Sam Reding and Jackalyn
Stinson.
with Israeli independence in
12th grade: Shelby Hoenig,
1948, when the fledgling counNick Hopper, Landon Moeller, Eion
try emerged as a refuge for the
Powers, Dalton Robu and Kirsten
world’s Jews in the aftermath of
Shaffer.
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An Israeli, wearing a shirt with an image of Theodor Herzl,
the founder of modern Zionism, carries a national flag as he
marches in a 2007 protest near Jerusalem. What is Zionism?
The philosophical question has gained urgency in an Israeli election campaign, where the liberal opposition has rebranded itself
as the Zionist Union in a bid to take votes from the nationalist
right of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
the Holocaust.
“According to one theoretical
concept, since the state of Israel
was established, Zionism had
achieved its goal, and that was
it. But that’s not the way it was,”
said Tom Segev, an Israeli historian and author who has written
books about early Israel.
Today, he said, “Zionism has
become an equivalent to patriotism,” he said, criticizing this
approach for ignoring the key
issue of resolving the conflict
with the Palestinians.
The establishment of Israel
turned out to be the beginning.
Early Israel was tested by wars
and waves of immigration.
In 1967 came a game-changer.
In a war lasting six days, Israel
captured Arab territories, including the West Bank and east Jerusalem — parts of the biblical
Land of Israel but also home to
hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
Today, most of the Palestinians
in the territory — about 2.5 million — live in islands of autonomy
administered by the Palestinian
Authority. But Israel is the ultimate ruler, and the occupation, in
the minds of most people, essentially grinds on. Several of Israel’s
neighbors reject its existence,
and its final borders are an open
question. Gaza, ruled by Hamas
and blockaded by Israel, has
another 2 million Palestinians
and is part of the equation.
Several Israelis feel the situation is unsustainable, both
because of the hardships it
imposes on the Palestinians and
the demographic implications,
with the population of Israeli
Arabs and Palestinians in the
territories on track to eventually
outnumber Jews.
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Therein lies the logic of the
Zionist Union moniker. The occupation, by saddling Israel with
millions of Arabs, is endangering
its status as a “Jewish state,” leading toward a demographic composition that could more aptly be
called a “binational state,” where
Jews no longer outnumber Arabs.
Bar said this either would
mean the end of Israel as a Jewish
state or result in “a kind of apartheid state,” where Arabs will not
be allowed to vote. “(The right)
will lead us to a very horrible situation. This is the end of Zionism,”
Bar said.
But with party support having
remained stagnant in the polls
for two months, and with three
weeks before the election, the definition has been broadened out.
A recent campaign video
made no mention of the Palestinian issue. Instead, a slew of
politicians equated Zionism with
social justice, economic opportunity, better schools and a nod to
mandatory military service.
Omer Bar-Lev, a former top
military commando, tells voters
in a video he “led fighters in the
rescue at Entebbe” — Israel’s dramatic 1976 rescue of hostages in
Uganda. “That is Zionism.”
Other Zionist Union politicians
spell out their visions of Zionism with calls for social justice,
government transparency, better
schools, job opportunities and
even a nod to mandatory military
service. Of late, this is the direction the campaign is taking.
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