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The idea of Zionism was not born out of the blue, but like any other social phenomenon it evolved gradually. The grounds for establishment of Zionism took shape in various parts of the world and before being presented as the usurper Israeli regime, were established as a distinct entity outside Israel. Therefore, it is no surprise that the 1898 Basel conference in Switzerland was sponsored by Zionists led by Herzl and directly gave birth to what we today know as Zionism. After that, the Zionists tried to enforce the decisions made in Basel conference through diplomatic efforts. However, their failure prompted Weizmann to adopt practical methods after death of Herzl such as encouraging Jews to migrate to Palestine and realize a Jewish government there.Of course, lenience shown by Ottoman Turks toward Zionists facilitated their plots. After the First World War and disintegration of the Ottoman Empire, treachery of the Great Britain against the Arabs and its lavish support for Zionism flourished the ominous tree of Zionism and the usurper Israeli regime.The Balfour Declaration announcing British government's consent to establishment of a Jewish government in Palestine founded future policy of that country in Palestine. Afterwards, the League of Nations was established through Versailles Conference. The League of Nations specified protectorate countries and San Remo Conference clarified the list of governments to be in charge of those protectorates. The result was British mandate over Palestine. During its mandate, the Great Britain took various measures to pave the way for the implementation of Balfour Declaration and establishment of the Israeli government. During the Second World War and due to ensuing weakness of the British Empire, it was replaced by the America, which continued to support Zionists in Palestine. By supporting a UN resolution on division of Palestine, the Americans gave carte blanche to Zionists to use force to pave the way for the establishment of a Jewish government in Israel.

Researcher at Theological School, University Lecturer, M.A. in International Law The performance of political Zionism has been on many occasions similar to Jews during past 2,000 years. Of course, some functions might be exclusive to Zionism, but in most instances they are common between Zionism and Jews.This article briefly discusses the ideological and religious nature of Zionism and Judaism. Then it will become quite clear that most of their anti-human and warmongering behavior during the course of history, especially during recent decades has been based on their religious and ideological ideas. They never coexisted with non-Jews and other nations and always sought to penetrate international power, economic and political bases.

The issue of Jews returning to Palestine and establishment of the Israeli state was neither a Zionist nor a Jewish idea. It was fostered by colonialist European countries due to their interest in having a regional base. To protect those interests, the Jewish nationalism – which was a totally European phenomenon – was born. It was started in West European countries and Russia during the second half of the 19th century and spread rapidly.Undoubtedly, scrutinizing the issue of Zionism needs a study of its roots. In the absence of such a study, scientific recognition of Zionism as a phenomenon will not be possible. This article aims to address those root causes.

The global culture has delineated a bleak picture of fascism – a phenomenon related to the first half of the 20th century – due to Western propaganda and influence of Zionist circles and all totalitarian regimes are currently compared with fascists like Mussolini and Hitler. A reason cited frequently for chiding fascist regimes is the alleged crackdown on Jews and Zionists during the Second World War and fighting fascism has been used as a tool to justify the cause of Zionism.This article proves that firstly, all allegations about mistreatment of Jews by fascists were not true, and secondly, the Zionists today are doing the same to Palestinians that was done by fascists during past decades.This article poses a basic question about the fundaments of fascism and to what extent those fundaments conform to Zionism and its functions?

Zionism as a school of thought or an ideology or under any title is one of the most controversial affairs of the human history, which has both preoccupied its proponents and plagued other groups of people. Some believe that it is rooted in ancient history, but others consider it to be a new phenomenon. Some consider it a historical necessity while others say it is a cancerous tumor. The phenomenon itself tries to conquer more lands, on the one hand, while claiming to have its eyes to the skies and being the God's selected ummah, on the other hand. On the one hand, it promises good times and a return to the past for some homeless people, and on the other hand, it bears the message of death and destruction for another group of people.On the one hand, it claims to have been lived in constant isolation during a long history, and on the other hand, claims to have superhuman power enabling it to channel current affairs toward unusual destinations. The question is how come that such a rare creature has not only been able to survive, but also to threaten the existence of other entities?The book that we are going to briefly discuss here is an all-encompassing and thoughtful book which has been compiled away from prejudgment and has analyzed all aspects of this creature with accuracy. It goes without saying that such an ambiguous subject will need such a scrutiny, especially that the writer and other Muslims are targets of poisonous arrows cast by this demon.