American Zionism
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American Zionism is the movement within the United States that supports the establishment, security, and flourishing of a Jewish homeland in Israel, shaped by American political culture, Jewish communal life, and U.S.–Israel relations.
Statements (74)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish political ideology
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Zionist movement ⓘ political movement ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Balfour Declaration
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Camp David Accords NERFINISHED ⓘ Oslo Accords NERFINISHED ⓘ Six‑Day War NERFINISHED ⓘ Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED ⓘ establishment of the State of Israel in 1948 ⓘ |
| becameMassMovementAfter |
Holocaust
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedBy |
Palestinian advocacy organizations in the United States
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anti‑Zionist Jews in the United States ⓘ some Christian denominations in the United States ⓘ |
| developedSignificantlyIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| emergedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Christian Zionist support
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liberal Zionism ⓘ religious Zionism ⓘ revisionist Zionism NERFINISHED ⓘ secular Zionism ⓘ |
| hasDebate |
relationship between democracy and Jewish statehood
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religion and state in Israel ⓘ settlement policy in the West Bank ⓘ two‑state solution ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
flourishing of the State of Israel
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security of the State of Israel ⓘ support for a Jewish homeland in Israel ⓘ |
| ideology | Zionism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American Jewish communal life
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American Protestant philo‑Semitism ⓘ American liberalism NERFINISHED ⓘ American political culture ⓘ Cold War politics NERFINISHED ⓘ Holocaust memory ⓘ U.S.–Israel relations ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Abba Hillel Silver
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Henrietta Szold NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Brandeis NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Lipsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Mordecai Kaplan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Masliansky NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen S. Wise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
American Israel Public Affairs Committee
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American Jewish Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ American Jewish Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ American Zionist Movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Religious Zionists of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America NERFINISHED ⓘ Zionist Organization of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotes |
Birthright Israel trips
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Israel study‑abroad programs ⓘ diaspora‑Israel cultural exchange ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
American Jewish identity
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American evangelical politics NERFINISHED ⓘ Jewish philanthropy in the United States ⓘ U.S. Middle East policy ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
Jewish immigration to Israel
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Jewish self‑determination ⓘ State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. diplomatic support for Israel ⓘ U.S. military aid to Israel ⓘ U.S.–Israel strategic alliance ⓘ |
| usesTactic |
Israel advocacy on college campuses
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educational programs ⓘ fundraising for Israel ⓘ lobbying in U.S. Congress ⓘ public diplomacy ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.