How to pronounce “zion” in English

Anybody hear of the Zion's Curtain Law? Yeah.Zion's Curtain was established in 1933 or 1934, right after Prohibition ended, and they literally put up a curtain -- a barrier -- between the bar and the customer.So you couldn't actually interact with the bartender and you couldn't watch them make your drink, right? And that existed all the way until last year.

so that they don't have to go into the draft have a big community of ultraorththodox Israelis who by the way were notZionists long ago who a refuse to serve in the military or tryto and b are the recipients of enormous amounts of essentially social welfare

are all open to debate and negotiation but the very idea of azionist entity as the arabs put it is one that is in play should there be one should there not beone and that's zero sum it's raw it's crude and it's unchanging it's the same issue that existed 60

This goes back to religious elements.The Zionist state had the right to that whole region and there's an expansionist element to Israel's behavior for thelast 40 years. And the major rival they saw themselves as having in that sense was Iran. They can invade Jordan. They

of what it was that drove him to write this book and how he thinks about the sort of world of antisemitism,anti-Zionism, and the various different challenges that befall any groups, I guess, any minority groups in society.By way of introduction, I was just sort of doing my research.

its nature and finally least violent is ideological undermining arguing thatthat zionism is a 19th century ideology that is racist and has no place in the 20th 21stcentury i think it's fair to say that no other contemporary state faces such an array of threats as does israel might go even

So here's one exception, when I approached the subject.This was in Zion National Park-- not your typical bird picture.

These are my two daughters in a younger state of existence.We were in Zion National Park.And you can do this amazing bike ride in Zion.

I thought, that was a great question.You drive to Zion National Park.

of minutes ago. Utah, just this last year.Anybody hear of the Zion's Curtain Law? Yeah.Zion's Curtain was established in 1933 or 1934, right after Prohibition ended, and they literally put up a curtain -- a barrier -- between the bar and the customer.

the bar like 'Ooh', it's so wrong to see the bartender make your drink, you know?" So theyactually repealed the Zion's Curtain Law last year and just to kind of catch up with wherethe times are. Kind of recognizing, "Okay, let's get to where people actually are on alcohol now." This is really interesting.

That's fine. You didn't want it originally to exist?You weren't a Zionist before the state of Israel existed?Fine. Lots of the Jewish community in this country didn't want the state of Israel to exist.

show and is certainly not running it today they're however very important because they suggest beyond theirspecific contributions to zionism or israel they show that it's possible for arab palestinian muslims to acceptisrael they don't have to be against it there is an abiding minority that says okay okay we can live with this and so i

peace treaties were signed in 1979 and 1994 respectively the populations of egypt and jordanbecame far more anti-zionist than they had been before in other words it was as though the populations had handed their proxy tothe governments here you take care of israel for us and the governments then failed them and signed these peace treaties and what one

But instead, it was about personal information, managing your calendar and address book and other stuff like that, and having that connected with the phone, and also getting theI probably should drive straight to Zion instead.

the mountain. So in the exhibition the pieces look like this. We have -- Shasta is on the right and Fuji is on the left. So we got two mountains conquered. Our goal was to go and go and go,But if you'd just been to Zion National Park two weeks beforehand where you're like on top of this rock and the canyons are just like blow you away kind of quality, it was

David Miller believing that the JSocs of Bristol are essentially the pawns of Mossad is entirely antisemitic.It's nothing to do with Zionism.It's entirely to do with the idea that there is Jewish power everywhere you look.

And there we got an emotional speech from a very, very high-ranking commander in the paratroopers.His speech was mainly focused on Zionism, ideals, morales.Let me tell you, if there's one thing that I learned after three years in the military, is that if a commander's speech is primarily focused on Zionism

But actually, the kind of activism I was involved in mostly in those years was within what was--it's now called anti-Zionist.At that time, it was Zionist.

And my own actual, most of the activism was internal to that system.It was what is now called anti-Zionist.It was strongly opposed to a Jewish state in support of Arab-Jewish working class cooperation in Palestine

He had this epiphany, this remarkable moment, where the salvation of the Jewish people, he said, would be their own homeland.And that's where the Zionist idea, the political idea, political Zionism begins.Now what's remarkable about that-- and I won't get back to Herzl further, but I just want to give you some context for who he was

He was a deeply committed Zionist, but he wanted nothing to do with Israel.

His father became increasingly enamored with Zionist ideology, and in 1984, a little bit before then, decided to uproot the family and move to Israel.

it up for discussion arab rejectionism is concept one i think this is key to the conflictfrom the very beginning of the zionist movement in the late 19th century to the creation of israel to the presentthe neighbors of israel have overwhelmingly said no no to a zionist state no to israel no to

It was written in about 1903, we're not absolutely sure.So it's like the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, these are people who are too powerful, they shouldn't be allowed, et cetera.

We lay down and wept and wept for the Zion.

We were in Zion National Park.And you can do this amazing bike ride in Zion.It's eight miles. There are no cars.

Rejoice, O daughter of Zion.

It was a girl that he likes, she was a cheerleader at the game, so first game cheerleadin' so he was, he didn't know how to act.His little brother, Zion, had kicked him the groin so his groin was hurtin' from the night before -- my dad, everybody was at the game, my dad, the whole family was there so that's anotheremotion. So he out there, every time a call is called he runnin' to the ref.

But he used to dress up on every Friday.Like my youngest, Zion, he's played, he likes soccer.

the mountain. So in the exhibition the pieces look like this. We have -- Shasta is on the right and Fuji is on the left. So we got two mountains conquered. Our goal was to go and go and go,like you wanted to tell the person to go to Zion National Park. 'Cause like so, but everybody's got their-their sense of what sublime is.

kind of play if you speak to your kind of anti-Zionist, but also not overtly

In 1947, Zionist leader David Benguron made an agreement with the ultraorththodox community, exempting the

But the fact is, it does.So if you say you're an anti-Zionist and mean I don't think the state of Israel should exist, I think you've got a problem.And the other problem is where-- and this is common-- people criticize the state of Israel in fairly vicious terms.

It was written in about 1903, we're not absolutely sure.There was also the question of him saying that English Zionists-- code word for Jews-- didn't have a sense of irony.

from the very beginning of the zionist movement in the late 19th century to the creation of israel to the presentthe neighbors of israel have overwhelmingly said no no to a zionist state no to israel no tojewish sovereignty this has been the key constant

sold arms they handed over state assets they provided intelligence about enemy forces they spread rumorsand dissension they convinced fellow palestinians to surrender they fought the zionist enemies and they evenoperated behind enemy lines so great was a community of assistance one wonders if the state of

So we had a kid, Zion Wendt, who didn't want to come to our school.

So why I'm really, really gobsmacked by all this is that a lot of present anti-Semitism on the hard lefthas its roots probably in something called the Protocols of the Elders of Zion.I don't know whether people know about that.

All right. So all this-- O daughter of Zion.

I've been told is that Morocco has close relations with Israel and the Zionists wanted this as a way of destabilizing

out and was critical of Israel, critical of Zionism, then this was a setup by the Israelis through Morocco to disturb Spain.

talking about the much larger numerically and much more influential group of Christian Zionists on the right. You know, groups

But I think that's also quite a good example to talk about Israel a bit, because in the book, I talk about how, for me, I identify myself--if I'm going to identify myself at all in that conversation-- as a non-Zionist, by which I mean that I don't feelthe same deep emotional connection towards Israel that some Jews do.

To be perfectly honest, it's a Zionist art world.

it's now called anti-Zionist.At that time, it was Zionist.My parents and my immediate milieu were deeply embedded in the whole revival of Hebrew revival of Jewish culture, connections to Palestine, and so on.

I believe, and I still am ardent Zionist.

Yeah. I mean, cooking with Zion, my son, and cooking with my wife is always fun.

We remember, we remember, we remember thee Zion.