Journal of Legal, Ethical and Regulatory Issues (Print ISSN: 1544-0036; Online ISSN: 1544-0044)

Abstract

The power in the Zionist ideology, and its impact on the Israeli national power

Author(s): Khaled Jamil Mohsen, Marwan Ibrahim Saleh Mkdadi

The study deals with the philosophy of power in Zionist ideology and its role in achieving its first aims to establish a national homeland for Jews in the land of Palestine - the promised land - and the extent to which this philosophy reflects on Israeli policy in building its national power, the study assumes that the State of Israel, which emanates from Zionist ideology, must be influenced by the Zionist philosophy of power in its construction of national power, and The study examines the most important aspects of this influence by answering the following questions: What is the basis of Zionist ideology in its philosophy of power? What are the opinions of Zionist thinkers about the aide of power? What is the nature of this force and its roles in achieving the Zionist project? and What are the aspects of the impact of the philosophy of power in the Zionist ideology on building the Israeli national power? The study relied on the realistic curriculum, which is one of the most important approaches in the study of international relations, which considers that force in all its elements - factors of national power - is the basis for the existence and survival of the state, In achieving its national interests, bearing in mind that it assumes that international relations are based on competition and conflict over power, and that those who possess it to impose their control over others, in addition to the analytical curriculum by analyzing religious texts and seeing Zionist thinkers of the philosophical foundations of power, and analyzing the state of the practical application of these foundations on the ground, The study concluded that the Zionist ideology considers force as an essential and necessary means to achieve its aims, its stressed that the establishment of the state project Judaism, its survival, its continuity and the realization of its national interests require it to possess absolute power, which reflected Israel’s policy of building elements of its national power.

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