Was Israel a Western Project in Palestine?

Year 2020, Volume: 20 Issue: 2, 189 - 206, 15.12.2020

İbrahim Karataş

https://doi.org/10.31456/beytulmakdis.777767

Cited By: 4

Abstract

This study aims to ascertain the extent to which it was Western powers or Zionists that founded Israel. The study argues that Israel was established by Western powers, while not ignoring the partial but significant role of Zionists that sought for a Jewish homeland. The West needed a Jewish homeland in order to utilise Jewish wealth, while also keeping Jews away since they were disturbed by the presence of the Jewish community. On the other hand, the World Zionist Organisation, motivated by anti-Semitism and nationalism, pioneered the idea of a Jewish national home and tried to persuade Western leaders as to the viability of a homeland in Palestine. While Zionist lobbying was influential, it can hardly be argued that they would have founded Israel without the help and permission of Western states, and in particular, the British Empire. The study aims to reveal external roles in nation-building by analysing the case of Israel. Methodologically, both quantitative and qualitative researches were used.

Keywords

Israel, Zionism, Palestine, Middle East, Mandate System

İsrail Filistin'de Bir Batı Projesi miydi?

Abstract

İsrail Filistin'de Bir Batı Projesi miydi?
İsrail, Siyonizm, Manda Sistemi, Filistin, Orta Doğu.

Keywords

İsrail, Siyonizm, Manda Sistemi, Filistin, Orta Doğu

هل "إسرائيل" مشروع غربي في فلسطين؟

Abstract

هل "إسرائيل" مشروع غربي في فلسطين؟
تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى البحث في مدى تأثير القوى الغربية أو الصهونية في تأسيس "إسرائيل". تحاجج الدراسة بأن إسرائيل تأسست على يد القوى الغربية، بينما لا تتجاهل الدور الجزئي ولكن المهم للصهاينة الذين سعوا إلى وطن لليهود. حيث احتاج الغرب إلى وطن لليهود من أجل الاستفادة من الثروة المالية لليهود، مع هدف إبعاد اليهود من بلادهم لإنزعاجهم من وجود الجالية اليهودية. من ناحية أخرى، كانت المنظمة الصهيونية العالمية، بدافع القومية وايضا بدافع معاداة السامية، رائدة في فكرة الوطن القومي اليهودي وحاولت إقناع القادة الغربيين بإمكانية إقامة وطن في فلسطين. بينما كان الضغط الصهيوني مؤثرًا، لا يمكن القول أنهم كانوا سيؤسسون إسرائيل بدون مساعدة واذن من الدول الغربية، وعلى وجه الخصوص بريطانيا. تهدف الدراسة إلى الكشف عن الأدوار الخارجية في بناء دولة الإحتلال من خلال تحليل حالة إسرائيل. ومن الناحية المنهجية تم استخدام كل من البحثين الكمي والنوعي في هذه الدراسة.

Keywords

إسرائيل, الصهيونية, نظام الانتداب, فلسطين, الشرق الأوسط

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