The State of Israel was a creation of East European nationalism

Evidence

The new nationalism confronted the Jews with new problems; to some it also suggested a new solution. If the nation—an entity defined by descent, culture and aspiration—was the only natural and rightful basis of statehood, why then the Jews were also a nation, and must have their own State. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 947 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The phrase ‘state of Israel’ began as a Christian millenarian term in the 1600s — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 336; Modern nationalism first prompted the idea of a Jewish state — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 947; European nationalism supplied the ideological template for Jewish statehood claims — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 947 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• European nationalism supplied the ideological template for Jewish statehood claims #expands (0.95) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 947