Classical Political Zionism

Prior the late nineteenth century relations between Israelis and Palestinians were mostly good, with the exception of smaller scuffles. Conflict initially arose as Palestine began to develop an overarching political identity, while at the same time Political Zionist were pushing to create an independent state in Palestine. Since the seventh century Palestine had been under the control of several empires. As a result, they lacked strong local leadership. However, the modernist movements and protonational movements during the late nineteenth century eventually inspired Palestinians to do the same. At the same time, influential Jewish writers started pushing to create an independent state in Palestine, which signifies the change from classical

The shift from classical religious Zionism to modern Political Zionism was a result of several events, intellectual, political, and religious. As European nations expanded political rights and economic opportunities to Jews there were three reactions among the intellectual elites. Some argued to remain with drawn from European society, others argued to become fully integrated, and accordingly many argued for compartmentalization or simply put, a compromise between the two extremes, which makes up the precursor for Political Zionism (Tessler). Anti-Semitism in eastern Europe intensified the push for an independent Jewish nation. Within that context some writers, such as Theodor Herzl pushed Jewish immigration to Palestine to fulfill biblical prophecy. However, traditional religious Jews rejected this because according to Classical Religious Zionism they must wait for the messiah to acquire the

They found that there was no way to reconcile the differences between the Jews and the Palestinians. Therefore, they recommended that the mandate be terminated and proposed the creation of a small Jewish state. The Palestinians rejected the proposal was because they argued that Britain did not had the authority or the right to divide up the land. Later the Palestinians rejected UN resolution 181 under the same premise that it undermined their sovereignty.

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The British mandate was instrumental in the creation of a Jewish state. The mandate and the Balfour declaration guaranteed large numbers of Jewish immigration to the area, as well as gardening the purchasing of land. It also, created a semi-two state situation, which developed over time. British forces put down Palestinian revolts allowing the (later) Jewish state to gain power and wealth in the region. Internationally, the British mandate allowed them to continually push for the independent Jewish state. Without the British mandate and colonialism there would not be an independent Israeli country today.