Are You a Zionist?

by Talmid | ט״ו באלול ה׳תשע״ז (Sep 6, 2017) | Zionism

To describe oneself as a ‘Zionist’ is to be in agreement that the Messianic kingdom is coming. Mount Zion is the City of the Great King. Beautiful in elevation, The joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion on the sides of the north, The city of the great...

The UN Obsession with Israel!

by Olivier Melnick | ז׳ באייר ה׳תשע״ו (May 15, 2016) | Zionism

When the League of Nations (founded in 1920 after WWI) was replaced by the United Nations in 1945, the world was hopeful that the new organization would succeed in averting another world war–a feat that the League of Nations clearly failed at. The UN prides itself in...

Zionism

by Talmid | כ״ז בניסן ה׳תשע״ו (May 5, 2016) | Zionism

Zionism is a Jewish nationalist movement that has had as its goal the creation and support of a Jewish national state in Palestine, the ancient homeland of the Jews (Hebrew: Eretz Yisraʾel, “the Land of Israel”). A religious variety of Zionism supports Jews upholding...

“Israeli Apartheid Week” is not about Social Justice!

by Olivier Melnick | ח׳ באדר ב׳ ה׳תשע״ו (Mar 18, 2016) | Zionism

For the twelfth year in a row, campuses around the United States and now even around the world are promoting an event known as Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW). The decade old movement has picked up quite a bit of momentum in the last few years as we can see on their...

How did Zionism become a cuss word?

by Olivier Melnick | י״א באדר א׳ ה׳תשע״ו (Feb 20, 2016) | Zionism

Growing up in France in the 60s, I often heard conversations about Zionism and Israel at family gatherings. I didn’t really understand what they were all about except that there were always a few family members who spoke passionately about Eretz Yisrael. Some...