Begin on the Return to Zion

An interview about the Return to Zion. Begin speaks about the history of the Jews in the Land of Israel, how they created ideas such as a weekly day of rest that have been adopted by the rest of the civilized world. The Jewish people created a great civilization in the Land of Israel and fought many powerful enemies during that time. They were exiled from the land several times and returned to rebuild their civilization each time. After the crushing of the Bar Kochba Rebellion by Rome the Jews entered eighteen centuries of exile, but throughout that time they never lost their connection to the Land of Israel. He speaks about four groups among the Jews opposed Zionism. History has borne out the triumph of Zionism over those who fought against it.