Ottomans, then English Colonization, then Ashkenazi Colonization
The population of Jews in Palestine in 1890, coinciding with the birth of modern Zionism, was 43,000, or less than 9% of the total population. They were largely Sephardic jews, not Ashkenazi Jews of Europe. For many Jews, a Jewish state did not accord with their understanding of Judaism. For practical reasons, many Jews opposed Zionism because the goal was to be a part of the local society (in Europe and the United States). The Zionism project is a colonial one. White people from Europe escaped the horrors of the German Holocaust and sought refuge in Palestine, which was controlled by Great Britain. The Zionist endeavor in Palestine can be described as an understandable one in the context of World War II, but its origins were colonialist in nature. White people saw a land that looked like it would be a good place to establish a homeland, and it did not matter who was already there. Zionism has led to 75 years of warfare, oppression, detention without due process, torture, humiliating check points, apartheid and genocide.
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