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Le peuple juif est actuellement empêché, par l’éparpillement, de s’occuper luimême de ses affaires politiques. En outre, il se trouve sur différents points dans une situation plus ou moins difficile. Il a besoin avant tout d’un gestor. Ce gestor ne peut, cela va sans dire, être un seul individu. Un pareil gestor serait ridicule ou – parce qu’il pou
... See moreThéodore Herzl • L'État juif (French Edition)
short book of approximately one hundred pages, The Jewish State made Herzl a household name across the Jewish world. Published in February 1896, it caused a stir worldwide.
Daniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn

Je répète une fois encore le mot du commencement : « Les Juifs qui le veulent auront leur État. »
Théodore Herzl • L'État juif (French Edition)
AGAINST THIS SLOWLY UNFOLDING background of early Zionist stirrings, Herzl’s book, unlike those that had been written earlier, took the world by storm. So profound was the excitement generated by The Jewish State that by early March 1896, just weeks after the book was published, someone proposed to Herzl the idea of a Zionist congress, and he seize
... See moreDaniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
After all, to those Jews who had despaired of Europe, to those Jews for whom Zionism was the beginning of a renewed dream and a renewed hope, Herzl was Abraham, who first wandered “to the place that I will show you.” He was Moses, leading his flock to the Promised Land. He was David, with the promise of renewed Jewish sovereignty. He was Bar Kokhba
... See moreDaniel Gordis • Israel: A Concise History of a Nation Reborn
L’idée de l’établissement d’un État juif, que je développe dans cet écrit, est très ancienne. Longtemps assoupie, elle se réveille aux cris contre les Juifs dont retentit le monde.
Théodore Herzl • L'État juif (French Edition)
At the end of the First Jewish Congress, Theodor Herzl wrote: “In Basel, I founded the Jewish State. If I said this out loud today, I would be greeted by universal laughter. In five years perhaps, and certainly in fifty years, everyone will perceive it.” United Nations Resolution 181 for the creation of the State of Israel was adopted on November 2
... See moreNoa Tishby • Israel: A Simple Guide to the Most Misunderstood Country on Earth
Chacun est aussi complètement libre dans sa foi ou dans son incrédulité que dans sa nationalité. Et s’il arrive que des fidèles d’une autre confession, des membres d’une autre nationalité habitent aussi chez nous, nous leur accorderons une protection honorable et l’égalité des droits.