Zionism

Zionism, also called Jewish Nationalism is a Nationalist ideology that believes in Jewish self determination in part of their ancestral homeland.

Zionism was proposed as a solution to the Jewish Question and as an escape from Anti-Antisemitism. The idea is that the only way to escape persecution from countries within the diaspora was to create a land that was specifically Jewish that would be safe for Jews.

History
Political Zionism started in the late 1800s with Theodor Herzl publishing his book: Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State) and later Altneuland (The Old New Land), but the Jewish sentiment of returning to Zion has existed far longer, since the land of Israel was taken over by the Roman Empire.

Zionism started as a fringe ideology within the Jewish community, with many voicing their disapproval for the idea, but in 1917, during the First World War, Britain was in dire need of support, so they turned to the Jewish community, and in return they created the Balfour Declaration which was a public statement promising a homeland for Jews located in  Palestine, which at the time was under the  Ottoman Empire's rule.

Personality and Behaviour
Zionism is usually portrayed as a mixture of Jewish stereotypes, meaning he likes money, power and being behind conspiracies.

Stylistic Notes

 * Literally just Israelcube from Polandball.
 * Likes to call other non-cubes "Goy".

How to Draw

 * 1) Draw a cube,
 * 2) Draw two blue horizontal lines at the top and base of the cube,
 * 3) Draw a blue Star of David (✡︎) in the centre,
 * 4) Colour the rest of the cube white,
 * 5) Draw the eyes, and you're done!
 * 6) (Optional) Draw a Kippah (skullcap)

Friends

 * [[File:Bibi.png]] Bibism - The current dominating form of Zionism.
 * [[File:Necon.png]] Neoconservatism - Calls me his greatest ally. I help him out a lot.
 * [[File:Bankocracy.png]] Bankocracy - We are the same.
 * [[File:Illum.png]] Illuminatism - We reign the world together.
 * [[File:Trumpism.png]] Trumpism - You rightfully recognized Jerusalem as my capital.
 * [[File:Greez.png]] Green Zionism - We must protect our homeland's environment.
 * [[File:Relzion.png]] Religious Zionism - My more religious self.
 * [[File:Labzion.png]] Labour Zionism - My socialist self.

Frenemies

 * [[File:Castro.png]] Castroism - Just make up your mind!
 * [[File:ML.png]] Marxism–Leninism - Let my Refusniks go!
 * [[File:Jnaz.png]] Jewish-Nazism - I can't hate you, I just feel sorry.
 * [[File:Monarch.png]] Monarchism - Took them awhile to finally let my people go! But King David was based.
 * [[File:Ottoman.png]] Neo-Ottomanism- Good business partner but also suspiciously Antisemitic.
 * [[File:JewTheo.png]] Jewish Theocracy - I think you have some good ideas, but let Secular Zionism be part of us too.
 * [[File:Kahan.png]] Kahanism - You're a bit extreme.
 * [[File:Native.png]] Indigenism - Tell some of your misguided followers that we're not colonizers. We're reclaiming the land that belonged to us 2000 years ago after the R*mans took it from us!

Enemies

 * [[File:Bundis.png]] Bundism - My weird secular, Marxist, Yiddish-speaking counterpart who prefers to stay in a minority.
 * [[File:Absoc.png]] Arab Socialism - Hates me and other Jews.
 * [[File:Baath.png]] Ba'athism - You're [[File:Absoc.png]] him but worse.
 * [[File:Muslim_2.png]] Islamic Theocracy - The greatest enemy of Zionism.
 * [[File:Caesar.png]] Caesarism - Same thing I said to [[File:Absoc.png]] Arab Socialism
 * [[File:Reactsoc.png]] Reactionary Socialism - STOP CALLING US CHRIST-KILLERS! It was [[File:Caesar.png]] him, you antisemites! And we're not all greedy.
 * [[File:Nazi.png]] National Socialism - I don't think I really need to explain him.
 * [[File:Imp.png]] Old Imperialism - The Roman Imperialists took us from our homeland. And the Arabic imperialists not only colonized is with people from Arabia, but attack us as imperialist because we support America and want to exist.
 * [[File:Blackzio.png]] Black Zionism - Racist and antisemitic bastard child of mine.
 * [[File:Anjew.png]] Jewish Anarchism - State-hating goyim!

Further Information

 * Modern Zionism

Wikipedia

 * Zionism
 * Israel
 * Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

Concepts

 * Jewish and democratic state
 * Homeland for the Jewish people
 * Aliyah

Types

 * Types of Zionism
 * General
 * Green
 * Post

People

 * Theodor Herzl
 * Benjamin Netanyahu
 * Natan Sharansky
 * Richard Landes

Books

 * Der Judenstaat (The Jewish State) by Theodor Herzl
 * The Case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz
 * From Time Immemorial: The Origins of the Arab–Jewish Conflict over Palestine by Joan Peters