▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁ex od us ▁of ▁Palest ini ans , ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁den ial ▁of ▁their ▁right ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁lands ▁and ▁property ▁lost ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁wars . ▁ ▁Term in ology ▁The ▁term ▁" Z ion ism " ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁word ▁Z ion ▁( ▁, T zi - y on ), ▁referring ▁to ▁Jerusalem . ▁Through out ▁eastern ▁Europe ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁numerous ▁grass ro ots ▁groups ▁were ▁prom oting ▁the ▁national ▁res ett lement ▁of ▁the ▁Jews ▁in ▁their ▁hom eland , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁rev ital ization ▁and ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁language . ▁These ▁groups ▁were ▁collect ively ▁called ▁the ▁" Lo vers ▁of ▁Z ion " ▁and ▁were ▁seen ▁to ▁encounter ▁a ▁growing ▁Jewish ▁movement ▁toward ▁assim ilation . ▁The ▁first ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁attributed ▁to ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Nathan ▁Bir n baum , ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁K ad im ah ▁national ist ▁Jewish ▁students ' ▁movement ; ▁he ▁used ▁the ▁term ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁in ▁his ▁journal ▁Selbst em anz ip ation ! ▁( Self - E man cip ation ), ▁itself ▁named ▁almost ▁ident ically ▁to ▁Leon ▁Pin sk er ' s ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁book ▁Auto - E man cip ation . ▁ ▁Over view ▁ ▁The ▁common ▁denomin ator ▁among ▁all ▁Z ion ists ▁is ▁the ▁claim ▁to ▁E ret z ▁Israel ▁as