Question

Why did the Zionists want to establish a Jewish national state in the Middle East?

Answer 1

The Zionists wanted to establish a Jewish national state in the Middle East because the Jews given their smaller population, could not pose a significant threat.

Answer 2

Answer:

a. to escape oppression and persecution

Explanation:

The "Zionist" movement was begun by visionaries who  predicted that Jews could never be totally equal, welcome,  what's more, safe anyplace with the exception of their own nation, and the time had come to get  genuine about coming back to their nation that the Romans drove them  out of, nearly 2,000 years ago.