‘The Million Plan’: Zionism, Political Theology and Scientific Utopianism

This article analyses Israel's first prime minister's plan for a Jewish fast mass immigration to Palestine during World War II. The ‘Million Plan’, as it was named later, envisioned an imaginary transfer of a million Jews to Palestine in a year and a half. It was formulated with the help o...

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Authors: Barell, Ari (Author) ; Ohana, David (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2014
In: Politics, religion & ideology
Year: 2014, Volume: 15, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22
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