Is Zionism relevant for non-Jews in the current days?
In order to answer this question it is important to understand the history of the Zionist movement from a birdseye and its achievements until today:
Zionism,as an organized Jewish national movement, was founded by Theodor Herzl in August 1897, when he convened the first Zionist Conference in Basel Switzerland in the presence of Jews from 16 countries. The movement's central aim was the re-establishment of a Jewish national home in the location of the ancient Biblical land of Israel by facilitating Jewish return from diaspora, as well as the re-establishment of a Jewish state. On May 14 1948, 50 years and 9 months later the Zionist Movement attained its goal with the creation of the State of Israel with a population of 600,000 Jews from many different countries around the world. The fulfillment of prophecy was only beginning.
Though in the war of independence Israel suffered major loss of no less than 6000 civilians of the newly born country's population, from its very creation, Israel was dominated by two opposing forces: growth and war. Within five years of the birth of the state, the population more than doubled; at the same time, Israel’s sovereignty was constantly threatened by the Arab states that surrounded it.
After the establishment of the state, the Zionist movement concentrated on three major goals - Aliya, development and security.
19 years after the establishment, Israel achieved its greatest victory in the history of the nation ever.
The population of 2 million was surrounded by 200 million Arab Muslims who were determined to wipe the Zionist existence from the face of the earth.
For months the secretary of state , Abba Eben, was running around the world begging our allies to help the survival of this young state.
In response to the apparent mobilization of its Arab neighbours, Israel staged a sudden preemptive air assault that destroyed more than 90 percent of Egypt's air force on the tarmac. A similar air assault incapacitated the Syrian air force. Within three days the Israelis had achieved an overwhelming victory on the ground, capturing the Gaza Strip and all of the Sinai Peninsula up to the east bank of the Suez Canal.
An eastern front was also opened when Jordanian forces began shelling West Jerusalem—disregarding Israel’s warning to King Hussein to keep Jordan out of the fight—only to face a crushing Israeli counterattack. Israeli forces drove Jordanian forces out of East Jerusalem and most of the West Bank.
Israel’s eternal capital Jerusalem was once again united after 2000 years of exile.
In July 1980, the Knesset passed the Jerusalem Law as part of the country's Basic Law, which declared Jerusalem the unified capital of Israel.On December 6, 2017, the US president Donald Trump officially recognized Jerusalem as the capital city of the State of Israel and announced his plan to move the American embassy to this city.
Based on all of this - Israel is a flourishing state and Jerusalem is its united capital what is on the agenda for the future of Zionism?
In my eyes in order to answer this question it is crucial to not only study the history but moreover to understand the spiritual meaning of this phenomenon.
In Genesis 12 Hashem, God Almighty, calls upon Abraham (At the time he was still Abram) and promises him - to give him the land of Canaan, to make him into a great nation, to bless him, to make his name great. All of this are to serve one major goal - so that he shall be a source of blessing upon all nations.
Later Hashem takes his descendants, The People of Israel out of Egypt in order to bring them into their land so they can follow His Tora and serve as a kingdom of Priests for the nations. In the next chapters of the Hebrew bible it is described how the People of Israel do not stand up to the expectations and are therefore sent to exile/
Again and again prophecy draws the goal for this process: so that they shall serve as a Light upon the nations and raise the banner of Hashem on Zion His Holy Mountain - The place He chose to rest His divine Presence.
After 2000 years of exile the People of Israel have returned to their homeland after understanding that the exile is not only a punishment but a sin as well. Zionism as a national movement called upon the Jewish People to come back home to their homeland. Now that we are here in a flourishing state with the united Jerusalem as its capital - the time has come to fulfill our destiny!
Now Zionism must become a global movement. Many Christians refer to themselves as Zionists by helping the People of Israel in their homeland. This is merely continuing to refer to Zionism as a national Jewish movement.
When I speak of the Global Zionist Movement I refer to something entirely different!
Just like there is no Journalism without journalists and no tourism without tourists there can be no Zionism without Zion.
Zion in the bible specifically refers to Zion - My Holy Mountain (Psalm 2 verse 6).
The call for Global Zionism is a call to create a movement for the nations thats goal is to turn ZIon into a house of prayer for all nations, To together raise up the banner of “Hashem is One and His Name is One”.
The fulfillment of Global Zionism is when “From Zion comes out the Torah and the word of Hashem from Jerusalem”
We are called to join forces and make that breakthrough in order to complete the biblical dream of Zionism