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Zionism is an extension of Western imperialism in the Holy Land: Historian

Prominent Palestinian American historian Ussama Makdisi underscores the paradox of European antisemitism contributing to sympathy for Zionism and explores how the Jewish Question influenced Western backing for the movement, citing the example of British Secretary Edwin Montagu's opposition to the Balfour Declaration.

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Citing a concrete example, Makdisi added that the British Secretary of State for India, Edwin Montagu, who was Jewish, opposed the Balfour Declaration, which he described as antisemitic, as it suggested that Jews belong to Palestine, not to Europe.