It’s amazing how people have been led by the media, with the help of Palestinian supporters, to create the impression that Zionism is the same as terrorism. Zionism was a movement by Jews, principally from Europe in the 19th century, to leave anti-Semitic Europe and the pogroms to resettle in Palestine. A similar movement is the one by US slaves and freedmen in the 19th century to return to Africa. They had financial backers who bought land in Palestine on which they settled. Unlike the Turks and Crusaders, they were not conquerors of Palestine. They helped turn what was then deserts and badlands into forests, farmland, and modern cities which is what Israel is today. Zionists today are Jews and non-Jews who share a love for Israel, and include those who are still settling there.