The Sephardi role in the development of Zionism

By Ashley Perry

For Sephardim, there is no separation between the religious-based concept of Zion and the practical ideas of sovereignty, self-determination and statehood. Israel had been a Jewish state before, and the promise of its return to this status was not to be confined to the prayer book and synagogue.

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