, ▁apart heid , ▁" ag gress ive ▁foreign ▁military ▁bases " ▁and ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁disc rim ination . ▁ ▁Z ion ism ▁was ▁also ▁opposed ▁for ▁other ▁reasons ▁by ▁some ▁Jews ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Israel ▁because ▁" Z ion ism ▁constit utes ▁a ▁danger , ▁both ▁spiritual ▁and ▁physical , ▁to ▁the ▁existence ▁of ▁our ▁people ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁US ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D ▁Ro ose vel t ▁met ▁with ▁king ▁I bn ▁Sa ud ▁of ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ia . ▁I bn ▁Sa ud ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁Germany ▁who ▁had ▁committed ▁cr imes ▁against ▁the ▁Jews ▁and ▁so ▁Germany ▁should ▁be ▁pun ished . ▁Palest in ian ▁Arab s ▁had ▁done ▁no ▁harm ▁to ▁European ▁Jews ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁des erve ▁to ▁be ▁pun ished ▁by ▁losing ▁their ▁land . ▁Ro ose vel t ▁on ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁US ▁concluded ▁that ▁Israel ▁" could ▁only ▁be ▁established ▁and ▁maintained ▁by ▁force ." ▁ ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁Z ion ism ▁ ▁The ▁initial ▁response ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁strong ▁opposition ▁to ▁Z ion ism . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁Bas el ▁Conference , ▁the ▁semi - o fficial ▁V at ican ▁period ical ▁( ed ited ▁by ▁the ▁Jes uits ) ▁C iv ilt à ▁C att ol ica ▁gave ▁its ▁bib lic al - the ological ▁jud g ement ▁on ▁political ▁Z ion ism : ▁" 1 8 2