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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zionist program
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foundational document → political platform → |
| adoptedBy |
First Zionist Congress
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| adoptedInCity |
Basel
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| adoptedInCountry |
Switzerland
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| adoptedInYear |
1897
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| aimedTo |
obtain governmental consent for a Jewish homeland in Palestine
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organize the Jewish people for national goals → promote Jewish settlement in Palestine → strengthen Jewish national consciousness → |
| approvedBy |
delegates of the First Zionist Congress
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| associatedWithOrganization |
World Zionist Organization
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| associatedWithPerson |
Theodor Herzl
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| category |
1897 in politics
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Jewish political history → Zionism → |
| congressName |
First Zionist Congress
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| congressNumber |
1
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| containsElement |
call for uniting all Jews in local and general groups
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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
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| formulatedUnderLeadershipOf |
Theodor Herzl
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| geopoliticalContext |
Ottoman-ruled Palestine
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| historicalPeriod |
late 19th century
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| historicalSignificance |
first formal articulation of political Zionism’s aims
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| influenced |
early 20th-century Zionist diplomacy
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subsequent Zionist Congress resolutions → |
| influencedBy |
European nationalist movements
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Theodor Herzl’s political Zionism → |
| languageOfOriginalText |
German
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| mainGoal |
establishment of a publicly recognized and legally secured home for the Jewish people in Palestine
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| movement |
Zionism
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| placeInZionistHistory |
served as official program of the Zionist Organization for many years
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| politicalGoal |
international recognition of a Jewish homeland in Palestine
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| politicalOrientation |
Jewish national movement
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nationalist → |
| relatedTo |
Balfour Declaration
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First Zionist Congress → World Zionist Organization → Zionist movement → |
| setsGoalFor |
Jewish homeland in Palestine
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| status |
foundational text of the Zionist movement
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| territorialFocus |
Palestine
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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First Zionist Congress
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adopted |
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Zionism
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articulatedInDocument |
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First Zionist Congress
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significantResolution |