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In 1897 Herzl formed the World Zionist Congress in Switzerland; it became an effective worldwide political movement. Despite opposition from assimilationist Jews and internal divisions the Zionist organization gathered strength. In 1905 one faction withdrew when the majority rejected a British proposal for establishing a Jewish homeland in [[Uganda]], Africa.
In 1897 Herzl formed the World Zionist Congress in Switzerland; it became an effective worldwide political movement. Despite opposition from assimilationist Jews and internal divisions the Zionist organization gathered strength. In 1905 one faction withdrew when the majority rejected a British proposal for establishing a Jewish homeland in [[Uganda]], Africa.
During World War I, the British government sought Jewish support and issued the '''Balfour Declaration''' promising a homeland -- but not an independent state--in Palestine. The League of Nations created a British mandate, with full control over Palestine in 1922. Tens of thousands of Jews arrived, mostly from Europe. Under the mandate, increasing violence occurred between the Jewish settlers and the Arabs settlers. Finally, the United Nations voted in November 1947 to partition Palestine, and the State of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948.
During World War I, the British government sought Jewish support and issued the '''Balfour Declaration''' promising a homeland -- but not an independent state--in Palestine. The League of Nations created a British mandate, with full control over Palestine in 1922. Tens of thousands of Jews arrived, mostly from Europe. Under the mandate, increasing violence occurred between the Jewish settlers and the Arabs settlers. Finally, the United Nations voted in November 1947 to partition Palestine, and the State of Israel was proclaimed on May 14, 1948.
===Diaspora===
Zionism, and Israel, are based on the connection between the Jewish religion and 'Jewishness,' which gives Israel and Zionism 'extraterritorial' power and rights ranging outside the country. This is similar to the ideologies dominant in Ireland, Tibet, and Armenia, where nationalist movements and nation-states are closely linked to religious heritage, a culture of forced diaspora, and the 'extraterritorial' power of their cultural or ethnic identities.
==Opposition to Zionism==
==Opposition to Zionism==
[[Image:End of zionism equals peace.jpg|thumb|Anti-Zionist Jews]]
[[Image:End of zionism equals peace.jpg|thumb|Anti-Zionist Jews]]