Zionist Weizmann to Arthur Ruppin

摘要：Dismissal based on perceived racial/civilizational inferiority, aligning with European supremacy. The views expressed fit the era'

early Zionist leaders dehumanizing views toward the Palestinian population, arguing that the slogan "a land without a people for a people without a land" reflected colonial-era Racism
Figures like Israel Zangwill and Chaim Weizmann knew Palestine was populated.
Their slogan meant there were no people considered worthy of consideration by Europeans due to racist notions of supremacy. Weizmann to Arthur Ruppin (a key Zionist settlement official) is central evidence. Weizmann recounts the British referring to Palestinians as "some hundred thousands negroes and for those there is no value."
Use of the term "negroes" (Kushim) to describe Palestinians.
Dismissal based on perceived racial/civilizational inferiority, aligning with European supremacy. The views expressed fit the era's pervasive colonial and racist ideologies, where European powers often disregarded the rights and existence of indigenous populations.
This fueled practical Zionist settlement policy, aiming to establish a Jewish state with minimal regard for the native population.
Sources: (Weizmann's quote) is cited as originating from David Ben-Gurion's war diary. Ben-Gurion was a central Zionist leader and Israel's first Prime Minister.
The analysis is referenced to historian Nur Masalha's work on the "transfer" concept (expulsion) in Zionist thought. Masalha is a prominent scholar of Palestinian history, known for documenting Zionist plans and attitudes regarding the Palestinian population.
The document excerpt provides historical evidence of racist and dehumanizing attitudes held by key early Zionist leaders towards the indigenous population. It argues that the famous slogan "a land without a people" was not a demographic claim but an ideological one rooted in European colonial racism, The shocking quote attributed to Weizmann, serves as stark proof of this mindset among the movement's leadership. This challenges narratives that Zionism was purely benign or ignored the existence of Palestinians.