**Zionism** or **Jewish Nationalism** is a political ideology which says
that [Jewish people](Judaism "wikilink") have a right to reclaim the
holy land of [Israel](Israel "wikilink"). Supporters argue that this is
a necessity to provide a safe areas for Jewish people to live and
practice their religion in peace and safety (note that Zionism became
popular after the [Holocaust](Holocaust "wikilink")), critics argue that
it's a violent ideology that is being used to justify a new apartheid
and that it attempts to justify another form of nationalism and
colonialism. Zionism is one of the most controversial areas in current
politics, so take even what we write with a massive grain of salt.

## Types of Zionism

### Arab Zionism

### Christian Zionism

### Cultural Zionism

### Federal Zionism

### General Zionism

### Green Zionism

**Green Zionism** is a synthesis of
[environmentalist](Environmentalism "wikilink") and Zionist politics,
arguing that Israel must be a clean and sustainable civilization. It has
been influential in several [Kibbutzim](Kibbutzim "wikilink"), who have
made efforts to reduce impact on the environment.

### Kahanism

### Labor Zionism

**Labor Zionism** or **Socialist Zionism** combines Zionist and
socialist politics. Some Labor Zionists argue that the creation of a
socialist society that would correct the "inverted pyramid" of Jewish
society. Jews were forced out of normal occupations by Gentile hostility
and competition, using this dynamic to explain the relative predominance
of Jewish professionals, rather than workers. Jewish society, he argued,
would not be healthy until the inverted pyramid was righted, and a
substantial number of Jews became workers and peasants again. This, he
held, could only be accomplished by Jews in their own country. Labor
Zionism has been hugely influential in the creation of the
[Kibbutzim](Kibbutzim "wikilink") and [Moshavim](Moshav "wikilink").

### Muslim Zionism

### Neo-Zionism

### Post-Zionism

**Post-Zionism** is a position that argues Israel has fulfilled its
functions, but it raises further questions about Israel's future, such
as:

  - Is the state of Israel indeed a safe shelter for the Jewish nation?
    Are there any other places in the world in which the Jews'
    conditions are better from a historical point of view? (For example,
    North America)
  - Is it really possible to have both a Jewish state and a democracy?
    Should Israel become a state of all its citizens?
  - Is the [Israeli-Palestinian
    conflict](Israel-Palestinian_Conflict "wikilink") entirely
    black-and-white? Did Israel always maximize its efforts to obtain
    peace? Should all the blame for the continuation of the conflict
    fall on the Arab side?

Post-Zionists argue that Israel must serve a function as a democratic
and egalitarian state in a region of brutal authoritarianism and
inequality.

### Reform Zionism

### Religious Zionism

### Revisionist Zionism

## Criticism

Critics of Zionism are generally called **Anti-Zionists**, and
criticisms can divided into 'good' and 'bad' criticisms. Good criticisms
recognise that Jews and Zionists are different groups of people, and are
thus not critical of Jewish people or Jewish religion. Bad criticism
does not recognise that Jews and Zionists are different groups of
people, and is often used as a cover for antisemitism.

Here at [libsoc-wiki](Libertarian_Socialist_Wiki "wikilink"), we stand
with all Jews of the world against antisemitism from the left and right.
Along with all other people against any form of bigotry.

### Good Criticism

### Bad Criticism