The world’s goodwill toward Israel was the exception, not the rule - opinion

An opinion piece published by the Jerusalem Post examines the historical roots of Zionism in relation to global antisemitism and Jewish history over the past two millennia. The commentary argues that widespread international goodwill toward Israel following historical events has been an anomaly rather than a standard pattern.

The text frames the historical experience of Jewish communities as one marked by enduring hatred, exile, and reliance on gentile mercy, which ultimately served as the catalyst for the Zionist movement's inception because antisemitism failed to dissolve organically.