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What lies behind the dispute over Zionism

Zionists are proud nationalists.(Bild: AFP/AFP or licensors)

The Jewish national movement founded Israel in the hope of peace. All Zionists are Jews, but not all Jews in the world are Zionists. An analysis.

I have been experiencing the Arab world in its struggle with Israel since Kreisky's pioneering trips half a century ago. In the beginning, the term Israel was not even used there. This state was called the "Zionist Entity". Today, even the regime in Iran calls Israel Israel.