The first of an in-depth, three part series explaining the Israel / Palestine conflict through the lens of the movement at its heart: Zionism. This video isn’t sponsored. If you want to support me, here are the best ways to do it: 1) Watch the whole video 2) Share it with a friend 3) Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rchapman If you're interested, I release videos privately on Patreon and through my YouTube membership program. Signing up gives you content more often and supports the channel. The YT program: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6FO-Up1-oLj5nNivCNHL-Q/join I'm also starting to put out early, slightly rough main channel releases in both spots, and have a private Discord server linked to both spots. 0:00 - Intro 03:05 - The World Before Nationalism 07:40 - Nationalism Begins 11:40 - The Rise of Anti-Semitism 20:09 - Zionism Begins 23:42 - The Colonization of Palestine 30:09 - Anti-Semitism Deepens 31:35 - A Leader Emerges 35:42 - Outro Sources: Zionism - Milton Viorst A Short History of the Jews - Michael Brenner The Arabs - Tim Mackintosh-Smith The Zionist Idea - Arthur Hertzberg The Oxford History of the Biblical World - Ed. Michael D. Coogan The Bible Unearthed - Israel Finkelstein & Neil Asher Silberman Israel: A History - Martin Gilbert Enemies and Neighbors - Ian Black Israel - Anita Shapira A History of Zionism - Walter Lacquer Zionism - David Engel