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Zionism is worth fighting for

JL;DR SUMMARY The evolution of Zionism's meaning and its perception among Jews is the focus of this piece, which explores how the term has been greatly misinterpreted and distorted over time. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationDemocracyJewish IdentityZionismAliyahAnti ZionismHerzlMisinterpretationNational Self Determination

Places mentioned

Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
"Every Israeli Independence Day, the Argentine Jewish community organized a massive celebration at Luna Park, Buenos Aires main indoor arena."
Israel
"Every time they spoke, we shouted Sionismo es Ali (Zionism is aliyah) or Ali, Ali! La juventud responde con la nica verdad! (Aliyah, aliyah! The youth answer you with the only truth!)."

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