The Failure of Zionism

The most extreme elements in a conflict zone usually have the power to force everyone else to operate on their level. Whether we like it or not, the zionist movement had seen its idealism crash into the wall of practical considerations. This wasn't exactly new. Any movement with room to operate is going to have elements made up of young men who just like to fight. And zionism had its share of zealots who were calling for military solution before the first ionists had even unpacked their suit cases in palestine. We must bear this in mind when weighing our political policy. It started as a reasonable reaction to a demonstrable need that the eastern european and russian