Ze’ev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky — Zionist leader, writer, orator, journalist and soldier— and the Zionist Revisionist movement he founded have been steeped in controversy, but have left their own distinct mark on the course of Zionist history, despite years of anti-establishment status.
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Jewish self-defense was at the epicenter of Jabotinsky’s socio-political philosophy, both as a physical imperative and as a wellspring of pride and self-confidence, capable of “ennobling” the Jewish spirit.
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He set about establishing a separate Zionist federation based on “revision” of the relationship between the Zionist movement and Great Britain. This federation would actively challenge British policy and openly demand self-determination–Jewish statehood. The goals of the Revisionist movement he founded included restoration of a Jewish Brigade to protect the Jewish community and mass immigration to Palestine–of up to 40,000 Jews a year.