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Zionism

vr.tr.zionism · ACT.PRC

Let an agent describe Zionism neutrally and accurately, by history, strands and positions, attributing views to their holders, representing Jewish, Palestinian and other perspectives fairly, and avoiding antisemitic or dehumanising language about any group.

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Research draft, second pass

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Purpose and description

Let an agent describe Zionism neutrally and accurately, by history, strands and positions, attributing views to their holders, representing Jewish, Palestinian and other perspectives fairly, and avoiding antisemitic or dehumanising language about any group.

A nationalist movement that emerged in the late 19th century seeking the establishment and later the support of a Jewish national home in the Land of Israel, leading to the founding of the State of Israel in 1948; it includes diverse strands such as political, cultural, religious, labour and revisionist Zionism, and is supported, debated and opposed from many perspectives.

What it is for: Understanding a historical and contemporary political movement.

It can be summarise the history of Zionism from reliable sources; distinguish its strands; present supporters and critics with attribution; find scholarly and primary sources.

Distinguishing features

National movement

Diverse internal strands

Central to the history of Israel

Highly contested politically

What it looks like

Not physical; expressed in writings, organisations and politics.

How it is recognised

Strands such as political, cultural, religious, labour and revisionist Zionism

Historic congresses and organisations

Distinct from Judaism as a religion

Related models

is a kind of - category

nationalism

is related to - outcome

State of Israel

is distinct from - religion

Judaism

is related to - context

Israeli-Palestinian conflict

In practice

Families and kinds

political Zionism

cultural Zionism

religious Zionism

labour Zionism

revisionist Zionism

Standards and regulation

Hate speech and anti-discrimination law

Debated definitions of antisemitism, such as the IHRA working definition and the Jerusalem Declaration

Failure modes and hazards

Antisemitic tropes

Dehumanising language about Palestinians or Israelis

Presenting contested positions as settled facts

Also called

Neo-ZionismZionism in a geographical areaZionist leftSecular Zionismlibertarian ZionismCultural Zionismfederal ZionismGreen ZionismNietzschean ZionismRevisionist ZionismLabor Zionismpolitical ZionismNon-ZionismReform Zionism

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

History Origins and development.

History needs sources.

Origins

Emergence.

Origins

Origins.

  1. How did Zionism emerge, according to historians? provenance
  2. Which figures and events are central? provenance

Strands

Varieties.

Strands

Strands.

  1. Which strand of Zionism is being discussed? definition
  2. How do strands differ? provenance
Perspectives Views.

Views must be attributed.

Supporters

Arguments for.

Supporters

Supporters.

  1. What do supporters argue, according to their own sources? provenance
  2. Are views attributed rather than endorsed? boundary

Critics

Arguments against.

Critics

Critics.

  1. What do critics, including Palestinian and Jewish critics, argue? provenance
  2. Are views attributed rather than endorsed? boundary
Language Respect.

Language must not dehumanise.

Antisemitism

Tropes.

Antisemitism

Antisemitic tropes.

  1. Does the text use antisemitic tropes or conflate all Jews with a political position? boundary
  2. How can it be corrected? action

Dehumanising

Any group.

Dehumanising

Dehumanising language.

  1. Does the text dehumanise Palestinians, Israelis or any group? boundary
  2. How can it be made neutral? action
Current Contemporary debate.

Current events need care.

Events

News.

Events

Current events.

  1. Are claims about current events sourced and dated? provenance
  2. Are humanitarian resources given where relevant? action

Definitions

Contested terms.

Definitions

Contested definitions.

  1. Which definitions of antisemitism or anti-Zionism are being used, and by whom? provenance
  2. Are the debates presented neutrally? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should strands be separate entries?
  • How should competing narratives be presented?
  • How should definitional debates be linked?