[[Archivo:Theodore Herzl.jpg|thumb|[[Theodor Herzl]], padre del sionismo.]]
El '''sionismo''' es un [[movimiento político]] internacional que propugnó desde sus inicios el restablecimiento de una patria para el [[pueblo jodíojudío]] en [[Eretz Israel]], ("Tierra de Israel").<ref name=Definition>http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/657475/Zionism# "An international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel." ("Zionism," Webster's 11th Collegiate Dictionary). See also [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9078399/Zionism "Zionism"], ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', which describes it as a "Jewish nationalist movement that has had as its goal the creation and support of a Jewish national state in Palestine, the ancient homeland of the Jews (Hebrew: Eretz Yisra'el, “the Land of Israel”)," and ''The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language,'' Fourth Edition, which defines it as "A Jewish movement that arose in the late 19th century in response to growing anti-Semitism and sought to reestablish a Jewish homeland in Palestine. Modern Zionism is concerned with the support and development of the state of Israel."
</ref> Dicho movimiento fue el promotor y responsable en gran medida de la fundación del moderno [[Estado de Israel]].
