Wikipedia's first sentence called it “central assumption in all currents of zionism”. Today it says “concept in zionism that asserts that jews living in the diaspora —that is”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Aspect of the Zionist ideology rejecting Jewish diasporism and/or diaspora " Negation of the Diaspora " ( Hebrew : שלילת הגלות Shlilat ha- Galut or שלילת הגולה Shlilat ha- Golah ) is a concept in Zionism that asserts that Jews living in the Diaspora —that is, outside of the Land of Israel —are in an environment that inherently causes Jewish assimilation , particularly through discrimination and persecution , and which must be fixed to ensure the survival and the cohesion of the Jews as a people . A more developed formulation of the idea further argues that the Jewish people have no future without amassing at their " spiritual centre " in the Land of Israel , which is currently represented by the State of Israel . Aliyah ( עֲלִיָּה , lit. ' ascent [to Zion ] ' ), the historic Hebrew term for an expatriate Jew's immigration to the Land of Israel, is an act that fulfills this Zionist tenet by enabling the " gathering of Israel " and thus undoing any perceived Jewish assimilation. Yerida ( יְרִידָה , lit. ' descent [from Zion] ' ), the historic Hebrew term for a Jew's emigration from the Land of Israel, is the exact opposite—it is now widely understood as referring to Israeli Jews who live outside of their country.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The negation of the Diaspora ( , shlilat ha' galut , or , shlilat ha' golah ) is a central assumption in all currents of Zionism . The concept encourages the dedication to Zionism's enterprise and it is used to justify the denial of the feasibility of Jewish emancipation in the Diaspora. Life in the Diaspora would either lead to discrimination and persecution or to national decadence and assimilation . A more moderate formulation says that the Jews as a people have no future without a "spiritual center" in the Land of Israel.
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The opening as it stood in 2015
The negation of the Diaspora ( , shlilat ha' galut , or , shlilat ha' golah ) is a central assumption in many currents of Zionism . The concept encourages the dedication to Zionism and it is used to justify the denial of the feasibility of Jewish emancipation in the Diaspora. Life in the Diaspora would either lead to discrimination and persecution or to national decadence and assimilation . A more moderate formulation says that the Jews as a people have no future without a "spiritual center" in the Land of Israel.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Concept in Zionism that Israeli Jews should be unlike Diaspora Jews The negation of the Diaspora ( , shlilat ha' galut , or , shlilat ha' golah ) is a central assumption in many currents of Zionism . The concept encourages the dedication to Zionism and it is used to justify the denial of the feasibility of Jewish emancipation in the Diaspora. Life in the Diaspora would either lead to discrimination and persecution or to national decadence and assimilation . A more moderate formulation says that the Jews as a people have no future without a "spiritual center" in the Land of Israel.
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central assumption in all currents of zionism
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concept in zionism that asserts that jews living in the diaspora —that is
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