Modern Jewish nationalism emerged from Enlightenment contradictions.

Evidence

Zionism thus became the Promethean passion of Jews in the modern era. — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 39

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Ohana, David Maisel , The Origins of Israeli…, 39
• XREF: connects to: Zionism was a revolution in Jewish theological and political history, not a natural continuation. — No. 77: Jewish Ethics in a Time of Power; Jewish exceptionalism stems from valuing education and literacy, not superiority. — Jews are exceptional, not superior; The differing map interpretations reveal core Enlightenment conflicts. — Neil MacGregor, A History of the World in 100 Objects, 1354 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Enlightenment thinkers produced contradictory, instrumentally motivated views of Islam #expands (0.60) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 91