Basel Program

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The Basel Program was the foundational political platform adopted at the First Zionist Congress in 1897, outlining the movement’s goal of establishing a Jewish homeland in Palestine.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zionist program
foundational document
political platform
adoptedBy First Zionist Congress
adoptedInCity Basel
adoptedInCountry Switzerland
adoptedInYear 1897
aimedTo obtain governmental consent for a Jewish homeland in Palestine
organize the Jewish people for national goals
promote Jewish settlement in Palestine
strengthen Jewish national consciousness
approvedBy delegates of the First Zionist Congress
associatedWithOrganization World Zionist Organization
associatedWithPerson Theodor Herzl
category 1897 in politics
Jewish political history
Zionism
congressName First Zionist Congress
congressNumber 1
containsElement call for uniting all Jews in local and general groups
goal of securing public law guarantees for a Jewish homeland
plan for systematic colonization of Palestine by Jewish farmers and artisans
preparatory steps to obtain government consent for Zionist aims
promotion of Jewish national sentiment and consciousness
dateAdopted 1897-08-30
formulatedUnderLeadershipOf Theodor Herzl
geopoliticalContext Ottoman-ruled Palestine
historicalPeriod late 19th century
historicalSignificance first formal articulation of political Zionism’s aims
influenced early 20th-century Zionist diplomacy
subsequent Zionist Congress resolutions
influencedBy European nationalist movements
Theodor Herzl’s political Zionism
languageOfOriginalText German
mainGoal establishment of a publicly recognized and legally secured home for the Jewish people in Palestine
movement Zionism
placeInZionistHistory served as official program of the Zionist Organization for many years
politicalGoal international recognition of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
politicalOrientation Jewish national movement
nationalist
relatedTo Balfour Declaration
First Zionist Congress
World Zionist Organization
Zionist movement
setsGoalFor Jewish homeland in Palestine
status foundational text of the Zionist movement
territorialFocus Palestine

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