Zionism what is it?

I have to admit when I hear that word I think of a Alien.  It seems to be such a weird word to me for some reason.  But I have been hearing this word a lot lately.  Maybe because I just finished Theology and it sticks out to me more.  I was reading this article today about American Evangelicials are changing colors and so is Zionism.  There was that word again.  So now I needed to look it up to see what it is all about.   So here is what I found out.  First definition that comes up is;

1. a movement for (originally) the re-establishment and (now) the development and protection of a Jewish nation in what is now Israel. It was established as a political organization in 1897 under Theodor Herzl, and was later led by Chaim Weizmann.

   
   

   But you can go back to the Bible to start learning of Zion in particular Mount Zion.  From what I read Zion actually appears in the Bible 150 times.  When I googled it all the pages that came up all showed it.  I personally have not counted but that many sites confirm it I will believe it to be true.  Some believe Judaism is a nationality as well as a religion.  Well that’s an interesting one. So here is a couple of links for you to decide on your own.   One thing is for sure it is the protection of the Jewish nation, but they all say something a little differently.  I for one will be reading more about this.  1st reason is because for some reason the word alone is interesting to me.  2nd I want to know more about the true back ground of it.  Just what I need something else to look into and read about.  I must be nuts.  Between preparing myself and reading Becoming a Contagious Christian, my Chaplianacy class and Biblical Greek 1.  Yup you read that last part right.  I am taking a stab at learning Biblical Greek (that will be another post for another day).  So please share your thoughts on Zionism and I apologize if I sparked a interest in you about now wanting to know as much as I do about Zionism.
   
   https://www.vox.com/cards/israel-palestine/zionism
   
   http://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/zionism/
   
   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism
   
   
   
   Have a wonderful day
   
   Jocelyn
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

   
   

     

   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism