Canaanism

It has significantly impacted the course of Israeli art , literature , and spiritual and political thought. Its adherents were called Canaanites . The movement's original name was the Council for the Coalition of Hebrew Youth ( ); "Canaanism" was originally a pejorative term. It grew out of Revisionist Zionism and had "its early roots in European extreme right-wing movements, notably Italian fascism." Most of its members were part of the Irgun or Lehi . The movement never had more than around two dozen registered members, but most of these were influential intellectuals and artists, giving the movement an influence far beyond its size. The Canaanites believed that much of the Middle East had been a Hebrew-speaking civilization in antiquity. They hoped to revive this civilization, creating a "Hebrew" nation, disconnected from the Jewish past, which would embrace the Middle East's Arab population as well. They saw both "world Jewry and world Islam" as backward and medieval; Kuzar writes that the movement "exhibited an interesting blend of militarism and power politics toward the Arabs as an organized community on the one hand and a welcoming acceptance of them as individuals to be redeemed from medieval darkness on the other." Kuzar 107, 12-13 Kuzar 13 Kuzar 197 Kuzar 12

Jewish-Palestinian cultural and ideological movement This article is about the Jewish-Palestinian ideological movement. " Nimrod " (1939) by Yitzhak Danziger , a visual emblem of the Canaanite idea. It has had significant effect on the course of Israeli art, literature and spiritual and political thought. Its adherents were called Canaanites ( ). The movement's original name was the Council for the Coalition of Hebrew Youth ( ); "Canaanism" was originally a pejorative term. It grew out of Revisionist Zionism and according to Ron Kuzar had "its early roots in European extreme right-wing movements, notably Italian fascism ". Most of its members were part of the Irgun or Lehi . Canaanism never had more than around two dozen registered members, but because most of these were influential intellectuals and artists, the movement had an influence far beyond its size, Its members believed that much of the Middle East had been a Hebrew-speaking civilization in antiquity. Kuzar also says they hoped to revive this civilization, creating a "Hebrew" nation, disconnected from the Jewish past, which would embrace the Middle East's Arab population as well. They saw both "world Jewry and world Islam" as backward and medieval; Ron Kuzar writes that the movement "exhibited an interesting blend of militarism and power politics toward the Arabs as an organized community on the one hand and a welcoming acceptance of them as individuals to be redeemed from medieval darkness on the other." Kuzar 107, 12-13 Kuzar 13 Kuzar 197 Kuzar 12

Israeli cultural movement (1939–1987) This article is about the Jewish-Palestinian ideological movement. " Nimrod " (1939) by Yitzhak Danziger , a visual emblem of the Canaanite idea. It has had significant effect on the course of Israeli art, literature and spiritual and political thought. Its adherents were called Canaanites ( ). The movement's original name was the Council for the Coalition of Hebrew Youth ( הוועד לגיבוש הנוער העברי ‎) or less formally, the Young Hebrews ; "Canaanism" was originally a pejorative term. It grew out of Revisionist Zionism and according to Ron Kuzar had "its early roots in European extreme right-wing movements, notably Italian fascism ". Most of its members were part of the Irgun or Lehi . Canaanism never had more than around two dozen registered members, but because most of these were influential intellectuals and artists, the movement had an influence far beyond its size. Its members believed that much of the Middle East had been a Hebrew-speaking civilization in antiquity. Kuzar also says they hoped to revive this civilization, creating a "Hebrew" nation disconnected from the Jewish past, which would embrace the Middle East's Arab population as well. They saw both "world Jewry and world Islam" as backward and medieval; Ron Kuzar writes that the movement "exhibited an interesting blend of militarism and power politics toward the Arabs as an organized community on the one hand and a welcoming acceptance of them as individuals to be redeemed from medieval darkness on the other." Kuzar 107, 12-13 Kuzar 13 Kuzar 197 Kuzar 12

Jewish cultural movement (1939–1987) This article is about the Jewish-Palestinian ideological movement. " Nimrod " (1939) by Yitzhak Danziger , a visual emblem of the Canaanite idea. It has had a significant effect on the course of Israeli art, literature and spiritual and political thought. Its adherents were called Canaanites ( Hebrew : כנענים ). The movement's original name was the Council for the Coalition of Hebrew Youth ( הוועד לגיבוש הנוער העברי ) or less formally, the Young Hebrews ; Canaanism was originally a pejorative term. It grew out of Revisionist Zionism and had roots in European extreme right-wing movements, particularly Italian fascism . Most of its members were part of the Irgun or Lehi . Canaanism never had more than around two dozen registered members , but because most of them were influential intellectuals and artists, the movement had an influence which went far beyond its size. Its members believed that much of the Middle East had been a Hebrew-speaking civilization in antiquity. Kuzar also says they hoped to revive this civilization, creating a "Hebrew" nation disconnected from the Jewish past, which would embrace the Middle East's Arab population as well. They saw both "world Jewry and world Islam" as backward and medieval; Ron Kuzar writes that the movement "exhibited an interesting blend of militarism and power politics toward the Arabs as an organized community on the one hand and a welcoming acceptance of them as individuals to be redeemed from medieval darkness on the other." Kuzar 107, 12-13 Kuzar 13 Kuzar 197 Kuzar 12