▁the ▁world ' s ▁Jews ▁lived ▁in ▁Israel , ▁more ▁than ▁in ▁any ▁other ▁country . ▁These ▁two ▁out comes ▁represent ▁the ▁historical ▁success ▁of ▁Z ion ism , ▁and ▁are ▁un match ed ▁by ▁any ▁other ▁Jewish ▁political ▁movement ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁some ▁academic ▁studies , ▁Z ion ism ▁has ▁been ▁analyz ed ▁both ▁within ▁the ▁larger ▁context ▁of ▁di as por a ▁politics ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁modern ▁national ▁liber ation ▁movements . ▁ ▁Z ion ism ▁also ▁sought ▁assim ilation ▁of ▁Jews ▁into ▁the ▁modern ▁world . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁di as por a , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Jewish ▁people ▁remained ▁out s iders ▁within ▁their ▁adopted ▁countries ▁and ▁became ▁det ached ▁from ▁modern ▁ideas . ▁So - called ▁" ass im ilation ist " ▁Jews ▁desired ▁complete ▁integration ▁into ▁European ▁society . ▁They ▁were ▁willing ▁to ▁down play ▁their ▁Jewish ▁identity ▁and ▁in ▁some ▁cases ▁to ▁abandon ▁traditional ▁views ▁and ▁opinions ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁at ▁modern ization ▁and ▁assim ilation ▁into ▁the ▁modern ▁world . ▁A ▁less ▁extreme ▁form ▁of ▁assim ilation ▁was ▁called ▁cultural ▁synth esis . ▁Those ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁cultural ▁synth esis ▁desired ▁continu ity ▁and ▁only ▁moder ate ▁evolution , ▁and ▁were ▁concerned ▁that ▁Jews ▁should ▁not ▁lose ▁their ▁identity ▁as ▁a ▁people . ▁" C ult ural ▁synth es ists " ▁emphas ized ▁both ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁maintain ▁traditional ▁Jewish ▁values ▁and ▁faith , ▁and ▁a ▁need ▁to ▁conform ▁to ▁a ▁modern