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Non-Jewish support for Zionism
Political support for the Jewish return to the Land of Israel predates the formal organization of Jewish Zionism as a political movement. In the 19th century, advocates of the
Restoration of the Jews to the Holy Land were called Restorationists. The return of the Jews to the Holy Land was widely supported by such eminent figures as
Queen Victoria,
Napoleon Bonaparte,
[44] King Edward VII, President
John Adams of the United States,
General Smuts of South Africa,
President Masaryk of
Czechoslovakia, philosopher and historian
Benedetto Croce from Italy,
Henry Dunant (founder of the
Red Cross and author of the
Geneva Conventions), and scientist and humanitarian
Fridtjof Nansen from
Norway.[
citation needed]
The
French government through Minister M. Cambon formally committed itself to "...the renaissance of the Jewish nationality in that Land from which the people of Israel were exiled so many centuries ago."
In China, top figures of the
Nationalist government, including
Sun Yat-sen, expressed their sympathy with the aspirations of the Jewish people for a National Home.
[45]
Christians supporting Zionism
Main article:
Christian Zionism
Some Christians have actively supported the return of Jews to Palestine even prior to Zionism, as well as subsequently. One of the principal Protestant teachers who promoted the biblical doctrine that the Jews would return to their national homeland was
John Nelson Darby. He is credited with being the major promoter of the idea following his 11 lectures on the hopes of the church, the Jew and the gentile given in Geneva in 1840. His views were embraced by many evangelicals and also affected international foreign policy. Notable early supporters of Zionism include British Prime Ministers
David Lloyd George and
Arthur Balfour, American President
Woodrow Wilson and
Orde Wingate, whose activities in support of Zionism led the British Army to ban him from ever serving in Palestine. According to Charles Merkley of Carleton University, Christian Zionism strengthened significantly after the
Six-Day War of 1967, and many
dispensationalist Christians, especially in the United States, now strongly support Zionism.
The founder of
Latter Day Saint movement,
Joseph Smith, Jr., in his last years alive, declared "the time for Jews to return to the land of Israel is now." In 1842, Smith sent
Orson Hyde, an Apostle of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, to Jerusalem to dedicate the land for the return of the Jews.
[46]
Some
Arab Christians publicly supporting Israel include US author
Nonie Darwish, and former Muslim
Magdi Allam, author of
Viva Israele,
[47] both born in Egypt.
Brigitte Gabriel, a Lebanese-born Christian US journalist and founder of the
American Congress for Truth, urges Americans to "fearlessly speak out in defense of America, Israel and Western civilization".
[48]
Muslims supporting Zionism
Main article:
Muslim Zionism
In 1873,
Shah of Persia Naser al-Din Shah Qajar met with British Jewish leaders, including Sir
Moses Montefiore, during his journey to Europe. At that time, the Persian king suggested that the Jews buy land and establish a state for the Jewish people.
[49]
Arab Muslims who publicly defended Zionism include Dr.
Tawfik Hamid, former member of a terror organization and current Islamic thinker and reformer,
[50] Sheikh Prof.
Abdul Hadi Palazzi, Director of the Cultural Institute of the Italian Islamic Community,
[51] and
Tashbih Sayyed, a Pakistani-American scholar, journalist, and author.
[52]
On occasion, some non-Arab Muslims such as some
Kurds and
Berbers have also voiced support for Zionism.
[53][54][55]
During the Palestine Mandate era,
As'ad Shukeiri, a Muslim scholar ('alim) of the
Acre area, and the father of
PLO founder
Ahmad Shukeiri, rejected the values of the Palestinian Arab national movement and was opposed to the
anti-Zionist movement.
[56] He met routinely with
Zionist officials and had a part in every pro-Zionist Arab organization from the beginning of the British Mandate, publicly rejecting
Mohammad Amin al-Husayni's use of Islam to attack Zionism.
[57]
Some Indian
Muslims have also expressed opposition to
Islamic anti-Zionism. In August 2007, a delegation of the All India Organization of
Imams and mosques led by
Maulana Jamil Ilyas visited Israel. The meet led to a joint statement expressing "peace and goodwill from Indian Muslims", developing dialogue between Indian Muslims and Israeli Jews, and rejecting the perception that the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict is of a religious nature.
[58] The visit was organized by the
American Jewish Committee. The purpose of the visit was to create meaningful debate about the status of Israel in the Muslim eyes worldwide, and strengthen the relationship between India and Israel. It is suggested that the visit could "open Muslim minds across the world to understand the democratic nature of the state of Israel, especially in the Middle East".
[59]
Hindu support for Zionism
Main article:
India–Israel relations
After Israel's creation in 1948, Indian leftists who controlled the government opposed Zionism in order to get more Muslim votes in India (where they numbered over 30 million at the time).
[60] However, the conservative Hindus, led by the
Sangh Parivar, openly supported Zionism, as did Hindu Nationalist intellectuals like
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and
Sita Ram Goel.
[61] Zionism as a national liberation movement to repatriate the Jewish people to their ancestral homeland appealed to many
Hindu Nationalists, who viewed their struggle for
independence from British rule and the
Partition of India as national liberation for
long-oppressed Hindus.
An international opinion survey has shown that India is the most pro-Israel country in the world.
[62][63][64][65] In more current times, all
conservative Indian parties and organizations support Zionism.
[61][66] This has invited attacks on Hindus by the Indian left opposed to Zionism, and allegations that Hindus are conspiring with the "
Jewish Lobby."
[67]