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[[file: Theodore Herzl.jpg |thumb| Theodor Herzl, Advocate of Zionism]] | <!-- interlanguage:start -->[[ko:시오니즘]]<!-- interlanguage:end -->[[file: Theodore Herzl.jpg |thumb| Theodor Herzl, Advocate of Zionism]] | ||
'''Zionism''' is a nationalist movement dedicated to the establishment of a Jewish state in the ancestral land of Palestine. Emerging in the late nineteenth century in parts of Europe, it became a powerful unifying cause for Jewish communities worldwide, especially following the devastation of the world wars. In 1948, the founding of the independent State of Israel in Palestine marked the fulfillment of Zionism’s central aspiration. | '''Zionism''' is a nationalist movement dedicated to the establishment of a Jewish state in the ancestral land of Palestine. Emerging in the late nineteenth century in parts of Europe, it became a powerful unifying cause for Jewish communities worldwide, especially following the devastation of the world wars. In 1948, the founding of the independent State of Israel in Palestine marked the fulfillment of Zionism’s central aspiration. | ||