▁is ▁a ▁colon ising ▁advent ure ▁and ▁it ▁therefore ▁stands ▁or ▁falls ▁by ▁the ▁question ▁of ▁armed ▁force . ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁build , ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁speak ▁Heb rew , ▁but , ▁unfortunately , ▁it ▁is ▁even ▁more ▁important ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁shoot — or ▁else ▁I ▁am ▁through ▁with ▁playing ▁at ▁colon ization . Ben jamin ▁Beit - H al lah mi , ▁Original ▁S ins : ▁Ref lections ▁on ▁the ▁History ▁of ▁Z ion ism ▁and ▁Israel , ▁O live ▁Branch ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁p . 1 0 3 . ▁ ▁and ▁that ▁Although ▁the ▁Jews ▁origin ated ▁in ▁the ▁East , ▁they ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁cult ur ally , ▁mor ally , ▁and ▁spirit ually . ▁Z ion ism ▁was ▁conce ived ▁by ▁J ab ot in sky ▁not ▁as ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁to ▁their ▁spiritual ▁hom eland ▁but ▁as ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁or ▁impl ant ▁of ▁Western ▁civil ization ▁in ▁the ▁East . ▁This ▁world view ▁translated ▁into ▁a ▁ge ost r ateg ic ▁conception ▁in ▁which ▁Z ion ism ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁perman ently ▁al lied ▁with ▁European ▁colonial ism ▁against ▁all ▁the ▁Arab s ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Mediter rane an . ▁The ▁revision ists ▁advoc ated ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁Jewish ▁Army ▁in ▁Palest ine ▁to ▁force ▁the ▁Arab ▁population ▁to ▁accept ▁mass ▁Jewish ▁migration . ▁ ▁Supp or ters ▁of ▁Re vision ist ▁Z ion ism ▁developed ▁the ▁L ik ud ▁Party ▁in ▁Israel