Zionism – Past or Present? The “Jewish State” in Zionist thought

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Examining recent developments in the study of Zionism, and focussing on the notion of Jewish statehood, this article argues that the alleged uninterrupted continuity of Zionism in the 20th century (as an ideology, movement, and political project) masks deep ruptures and transitions. The ‘Jewish State’ is often presented as the unchanging core principle of Zionism. And yet the constitutional framework of Israel differs considerably from Zionist visions of statehood of the 1920s and 1930s.