Benny Morris, in Righteous Victims : A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881–1999 (1999), p. 21, as cited in Islam and the West (2015) by Kerry Bolton
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Herzl regarded Zionism's triumph as inevitable, not only because life in Europe was ever more untenable for Jews, but also because it was in Europe's interests to rid the Jews and relieved of anti-Semitism: The European political establishment would eventually be persuaded to promote Zionism. Herzl recognized that anti-Semitism would be harnessed to his own Zionist purposes.
— Benny Morris on Theodor Herzl
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Herzl regarded Zionism's triumph as inevitable, not only because life in Europe was ever more untenable for Jews, but also because it was in Europe's interests to rid the Jews and relieved of anti-Semitism: The European political establishment would eventually be persuaded to promote Zionism. Herzl recognized that anti-Semitism would be harnessed to his own Zionist purposes." in the context of "Benny Morris, in Righteous Victims : A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881–1999 (1999), p. 21, as cited in Islam and the West (2015) by Kerry Bolton" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Theodor Herzl" (Quotes about Herzl)
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About Benny Morris
Benny Morris (בני מוריס; born 8 December 1948) is an Israeli historian and former professor of history in the Middle East Studies department of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in the city of Beersheba, Israel.
About Benny Morris
Benny Morris (בני מוריס; born 8 December 1948) is an Israeli historian and former professor of history in the Middle East Studies department of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in the city of Beersheba, Israel.
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