Pt. I. The achievement of Zionism. 1. From Zionism to the establishment of the State of Israel -- Pt. II. An assessment of Zionism. 2. From Zion to Zionism. 3. Zionism: from the secular to the sacred. 4. Zionism and the Churches. 5. Zionism within Christian theology -- Pt. III. The biblical justification for Zionism. 6. The Bible and the Land -- Pt. IV. The mythological justification for Zionism. 7. The foundational myths of the State of Israel -- Pt. V. Critique of Zionism. 8. Jewish critique of Zionism. 9. Conclusion
Summary
This study deals with one of the most explosive issues in international affairs, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Zionism and the State of Israel examines the use of the Bible as a legitimisation for the implementation of the political programme of Zionism and its consequences. The novel perspective of this study is the moral question of the impact which the Zionist conquest and settlement have had on the indigenous population of Palestine
