History Thread for “zionism”

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March 15, 2026 Breaking

Shoshana Strook dies

Shoshana Strook, the daughter of Israeli politician Orit Strook, was found dead on March 15, 2026, in a vacation rental in Amirim, Israel. Israeli police announced that they did not suspe...

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February 2, 2026 Breaking

The Master Timeline

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June 14, 2023 Wars & Conflicts

Zionist Involvement in Iraqi Bombings

Baghdad · Iraq

In Three Worlds, Shlaim states that he has uncovered what he describes as “undeniable proof of Zionist involvement” in the bombings of Jewish targets in Baghdad between 1950 and 1951. He...

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November 10, 1975 Breaking

United Nations Passes Resolution 3379 Equating Zionism With Racism

United Nations Headquarters · New York City · New York · United States

UN Resolution 3379 On Zionism And Racism On November 10, 1975, the United Nations General Assembly adopted **Resolution 3379**, titled "Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discr...

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July 1, 1939 Politics

JFK Wrote in 1939 That Palestine Was Hardly Britain's to Give Away

Jerusalem · Jerusalem District · Israel / Palestine

JFK Wrote in 1939 That Palestine Was Hardly Britain's to Give Away In July 1939, John F. Kennedy, then a 22-year-old Harvard student, visited Palestine during a trip arranged b...

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October 5, 1937 Politics

David Ben-Gurion Controversial Statements Record

Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

David Ben-Gurion Controversial Statements Record On October 5, 1937, David Ben-Gurion wrote a letter to his son Amos following the Peel Commission’s proposal to partition Mandatory Pales...

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October 5, 1937 Politics

David Ben-Gurion 1937 Letter Controversy

Tel Aviv · Tel Aviv District · Israel

David Ben-Gurion 1937 Letter Controversy On October 5, 1937, David Ben-Gurion, then head of the Jewish Agency Executive, wrote a letter to his son Amos during the period following the Br...

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November 2, 1917 Breaking

Balfour Declaration

Foreign Office · London · England · United Kingdom

The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued on November 2 1917 by the British government during World War I expressing support for the establishment of a national home for the J...

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January 1, 1908 Politics

Israel Zangwill Coined The Term “Melting Pot” To Describe American Society

In 1908, British-born Jewish writer and playwright **Israel Zangwill** published his play **“The Melting Pot”**, which popularized the phrase as a metaphor for American society. The term ...

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December 9, 1897 Breaking

Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook: First Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandate Palestine

Abraham Isaac Kook (December 9, 1865 – September 1, 1935) was a Jewish religious thinker, rabbi, and the first Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of British Mandate Palestine. He is known for his writ...

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May 2, 1860 Breaking

Theodor Herzl: Founder of Modern Political Zionism

Theodor Herzl (May 2, 1860 – July 3, 1904) was an Austro‑Hungarian journalist, playwright, and writer who is considered a founder of modern political Zionism. Herzl promoted the idea of a...

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