But we wish to give the Jews a Homeland. Not by dragging them ruthlessly out of their sustaining soil, but rather by removing them carefully, roots and all, to a better terrain.
Theodor HerzlIf whole branches of Jews must be destroyed, it is worth it, as long as a Jewish state in Palestine is created.
Theodor HerzlThe land which the Society of Jews will have secured by international law must naturally be privately owned.
Theodor HerzlI believe I understand anti-Semitism which is a very complex movement. I see it as a Jew, but without hatred or fear. I recognize what is anti-Semitism is rude jesting, vulgar jealousy of mรฉtier, hereditary prejudice; but also what can be considered as in fact legitimate defence.
Theodor Herzl