Parallel Zionisms: Chinese, Greek, Armenian, and Hungarian parallels of nationhood, diaspora, genocide, exile, partition, and aliya.
From: World Affairs
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Date: 1/1/2007
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Author: Berdichevsky, Norman
Failure to view Zionism in a wider historical and cultural context than biblical argumentation and the shifting sands of Middle Eastern politics has led to a shortsighted preoccupation with the uniqueness of the Jewish experience. Such myopia also represents a failure to appreciate the many parallels with others who have had to contend with similar tasks--preservation of a link to their ancient past and maintenance of a joint heritage with those who share their ethnic and/or ...
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