Jewish Nationalism Dbq

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In 1878, when the Ottoman Empire was in control of what is now known as Palestine, 87% of the population was Muslim, 10% was Christian, and 3% was Jewish. Arabic was the understood national language and there were no land conflicts. It wasn’t until a Jewish man by the name of Theodor Herzl became convinced that the Jewish people had to leave Europe and settle in their own state, that the conflict over land began . This concept of Jewish nationalism became known as Zionism. During that time, most Zionists were considered secular Jews, which meant that they viewed Israel as a state for the Jews rather than a Jewish state. Since the nineteenth century was considered to be the Golden age of nationalism, it would only be a matter of time until the