Zionism, as far as I know had its beginnings in the late 1800s, Herzl the most significant writer.I think there were a few that realized from the beginning it was inevitable this is where it would end up. And yes some wanted it. I think the majority initially just wanted a place to feel safe after the world had essentially turned their back.
Some Jews were trying to put this together pre WW 2 by buying up shitty property there(the locals were happy to sell it). But that would not have worked because they needed political and military support to really get it going. It's not like they came in strong. They were a very poor nation, had to have a lot of aid and socialist policy to get by. And in regular conflict.
Winning wars gave the nationalists the momentum to get where we are.
The state of Israel is a Western construct, the U.S. and U.K. the main players, not surprising since the main oil producers were there.
Israel survived then and now because the western powers need Israel there, before to protect oil interests, and now to protect oil interests and
project U.S. geo-political interests in the region. Specifically to contain China.
Joe Biden says if Israel didn't exist, the US would have to invent one to protect US interests (youtube.com)
I totally get your angle on this conflict, it's a historical continuum of conflict. winners and losers, realpolitik in action.
But if that's the history of power, that everyone should just accept the inevitable without judgement, then no one is entitled to complain about their own suffering.
Netanyahu is not to be judged any different than any president, than Stalin, than Hitler, etc.
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