EP01 – The 1897 Basel Congress and the birth of political Zionism
History of Zionism
The Basel Program, adopted on 31 August 1897 after three days of debate at the Stadtcasino, fits into two sentences. Its strength came not from what it said but from what it avoided saying, a calculated ambiguity meant to avoid fully committing either to the Ottoman Empire or to the Jews themselves who rejected the … CONTINUE READING →