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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basel Program canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zionist program
ⓘ
foundational document ⓘ political platform ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | First Zionist Congress ⓘ |
| adoptedInCity |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
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 Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Zionism ⓘ
surface form:
Zionist movement
|
| setsGoalFor |
Zionism
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish homeland in Palestine
|
| status | foundational text of the Zionist movement ⓘ |
| territorialFocus | Palestine ⓘ |
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