@Tangentism
It was Ilan Pappé, I think, who quipped:
“Zionists don’t believe in God, but they’ll all tell you that God gave them Israel.”
🇮🇱 Zionists are as Jewish as is convenient at any moment. @GarrulousBrevity
I think you’re conflating being Jewish with Judaism. His religious beliefs aren’t really what’s in question here, @SulaymanF@lemmy.world’s comment sums the idea up will. Herzl was, with no ambiguity, a member of the Jewish community.
Theodor Herzl, considered the grandfather of modern zionism, was an atheist
@Tangentism
It was Ilan Pappé, I think, who quipped:
“Zionists don’t believe in God, but they’ll all tell you that God gave them Israel.”
🇮🇱 Zionists are as Jewish as is convenient at any moment.
@GarrulousBrevity
I think you’re conflating being Jewish with Judaism. His religious beliefs aren’t really what’s in question here, @SulaymanF@lemmy.world’s comment sums the idea up will. Herzl was, with no ambiguity, a member of the Jewish community.