MOSCOW. On August 29 it will be 110 years since the first Zionist Congress took place in Basel. It gave birth to the Zionist organization led by its first president Theodore Herzl. Disputes about Zionism have not abated since then not only in the Jewish community but far beyond it.
What is Zionism? What goals should it pursue? Should it exist at all?
Let's make one point clear right away: the Zionist movement is heterogeneous and consists of religious, practical and political Zionists. At different times they engaged in heated debates, united and separated. But they all had a common goal - to establish the State of Israel.
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