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Zionism
Müller, Michal ; Biernot, David (advisor) ; Damohorská, Pavla (referee)
Zionism - Abstract Zionism was founded by Theodor Herzl. In his treatise The Jewish State published in 1896, Herzl attempted to find a clear answer to the Jewish question, which was one of the many burning "questions" of the late 19th century. The Dreyfus affair as well as the unbearable situation of the Jews at the time, particularly in Russia, were the direct impetus for looking for a "modern solution". He treats the Jews in the diaspora as one nation and sees the only solution in the establishment of a national, modern state of the future, whether in Palestine or in another state. His thoughts are imbued with an unshakeable belief in progress, as well as in man's rationality, which in his words shall prevail over "all and outdated ideas" of the past. In the name of rationality he presents his austere vision of the establishment of the state along with the plan how to achieve this goal. His book The Jewish State is a fundamental document of the Zionist movement and Zionism as a whole and is applicable not only in the context of "national issues" prior to last century, but it has not lost its plasticity so far. He was the cornerstone who put the idea into operation and today we as the observers can see which paths the history of Jews followed in the time before the actual establishment of the State of...
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