Labor Zionism, although by far the largest…
1906 CE
The largest and most vocal opposition comes from a Russian-born Jewish intellectual residing in Odessa, Vladimir Jabotinsky.
Jabotinsky will become both a renowned writer and the first military hero of the Zionist revival; he will command the Jewish Legion.
While residing in Italy, the young Jabotinsky had become attached to the notions of romantic nationalism espoused by the great Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi.
Like Garibaldi, Jabotinsky views nationalism as the highest value to which humans can aspire.
He calls for massive Jewish immigration to Palestine and the immediate declaration of Jewish statehood in all of biblical Palestine.
He views the world in Machiavellian terms: military and political power ultimately determine the fate of peoples and nations.
Therefore, he calls for the establishment of a well-armed Jewish self-defense organization.
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