re: Why Does This Board Support Israel/Zionism?

The board does not support anyone. Board users support various causes.

As for me personally, I support Israel because once the Balfour Declaration was issued, and the League of Nations ratified the idea of a Jewish homeland in Mandatory Palestine, there was an obligation to do so. The history of Mandatory Palestine, and the holocaust, gave ample evidence that a two state solution was necessary.

Do I like the fact that Arabs were ejected from Israel? No, but that doesn't mean I can't accept the necessity of it from the Israelis perspective. The Jews were attacked by Arabs before they were Israelis, and the moment they declared themselves Israelis they were attacked by their Arab neighbors once again. Since then the Israelis have made peace with some of their neighbors, and Israel has honored the terms of those treaties. The Israelis have made offers of peace to their remaining neighbors, but those offers have been rejected by enemies who refuse to recognize Israel's right to exist.