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Troy, Gil (Professor)

Gil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University in Montreal. A native of Queens, New York, and a graduate of Solomon Schechter Day School there, he received his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees in History from Harvard University. He was a member of Young Judaea, the largest Zionist Youth movement in America for many years, and worked at Camp Tel Yehudah throughout the 1980s. His two previous books were on American history: Mr. and Mrs. President: From the Trumans to the Clintons, and See How They Ran: The Changing Role of the Presidential Candidate. From 1997 to 1998 he served as chairman of McGill’s history department and in March, 1999 was promoted to full professor.

The Zionist Imperative: I Am A Zionist, Because
Gil Troy presents fourteen ideological statements, proclaiming why Zionism is compelling for him. Troy's Zionism is inspired by: the national component of Judaism; a cyclical history of persecution and wandering; a sense of yearning for homeland from forced exile; the disillusionment of assimilation; the historic bond with the land; the creation of normalcy for Jews in their homeland; pride in Jewish heritage; the compatibility of a Zionist identity with other nationalist and religious identities; the ideal of creating a strong, independent Jewish state; and the vision of Jewish rebuilding and renewal in a homeland. [Full article...]
Zionism > Zionism Revisited

Why Zionism is not Racism: Nationalism
Among the many casualties of the renewed Mideast violence is the term "Zionism." Whereas it once epitomized idealism, romanticism, and the best of nationalism to millions of Jews and non-Jews, Zionism today is politically incorrect. [Full article...]
International Relations
Israel > Advocacy
Peace Process
Peace Process > The Palestinians

How the Arabs Convinced the World that Zionism is Racism: Politics
Why are the Arabs able to make a compelling argument that Zionism is racism and what can be done about this? [Full article...]
International Relations
Israel > Advocacy
Zionism > Zionism and the Diaspora

A History of Change: War and Peace in Modern Israel
The borders of the modern state of Israel have be drawn and re-drawn as a result of both war and peace agreements. Read on to learn more.... [Full article...]
Jewish History > 1948-Today: Modern Zionist Age

The Crisis of Emancipation and the Rise of Zionism: Mugged by Modernity
What was the impetus for the Zionist movement and why did it develop the way it did? Troy gives us a clue. [Full article...]
Jewish History > 1860-1948: Early Zionist Age
Zionism

The Blessings- and Curse- of Power: Life in Modern Israel
As Israel grows up, life seems to get increasingly complicated. This article explains.... [Full article...]
Israel
Jewish History > 1948-Today: Modern Zionist Age

Multiculturalism: Why I Need to be a Zionist
Troy prescribes Zionism as a cure for the ills of modern Jewish life in North America. [Full article...]
Judaism > Jewish Identity
Zionism > Who is a Zionist?
Zionism > Zionism and the Diaspora

Post-Modernism: Zionist Dreams as North American Dreams
For too long, what we have feared has dictated our Jewish agenda, and our Zionist agenda. Jean-Paul Sartre overstated it in 1946 when he claimed that "it is the anti-Semite who makes the Jew." But it certainly seems that it is the anti-Semites who make most Jews Zionists. Even during this crisis, we have to look for what we love, what we can love, and what we can learn from, both from Judaism and from Israel. [Full article...]
Zionism > Zionism and the Diaspora

Supporting Israel: How to Criticize and Not De-Legitimize
This article gives so guidelines for Israel supporters outside of Israel who want to advocate for Israel in public. [Full article...]
Israel > Advocacy
Media and the Press
Zionism > Zionism and the Diaspora

A Twenty-First Century Manifesto: I am a Zionist
Today, more than half a century after Israel's founding, it remains all too tempting for friend and foe alike to define Israel, and Zionism, solely by the Arab world's hostility. [Full article...]
Zionism > Who is a Zionist?

Not Essential to Jewish Nationalism but Essential to Judaism: Zionism
Can you be a committed Zionist and live in North America? In what ways can Zionism enrich Jewish life in the Diaspora? Read on... [Full article...]
Judaism > Jewish Identity
Zionism > Who is a Zionist?
Zionism > Zionism and the Diaspora

The Eternal Capital for the Eternal People: If I Forget Thee O Jerusalem
Why does Jerusalem capture the Jewish soul? Read more about the meaning of Jerusalem to the Jewish people, particularly in recent times. [Full article...]
Israel > Jerusalem
Jewish History > 1948-Today: Modern Zionist Age

Advocacy: How to Talk About Israel Without Apologizing, Cringing, Crying or Yelling
The currently tense situation in the Middle East often leaves Jews around the world feeling defensive and speechless. This article gives some practical guidelines on how to advocate for Israel. [Full article...]
Israel > Advocacy
Media and the Press

Books on Zionism and Israel: Suggested Readings
A list of useful books on Israel and Zionism [Full article...]
Zionism > Essential Zionist Texts

Life Goes On: Overcoming Terror
On Israel’s Independence Day, one has to marvel at the country’s compulsion to defy violence and get back to normal after attacks. [Full article...]
Peace Process > Terrorism

A New Relationship with Israel: 'Soprano' Zionism
My grandmother used to sigh, "Shver tsu zayn a yid" — it's tough to be a Jew. These days, though, it's even tougher to be a Zionist. It is an act of triple-chutzpah. [Full article...]
Judaism > Jewish Identity
Zionism

Still a Grand Old Word: Zionism
The word 'Zionism' often brings up negative connotations. In this article, Gil Troy advocates taking back the word 'Zionism' and re-claiming it as a positive concept which continues to speak to us today. [Full article...]
Judaism > Jewish Identity
Zionism > Zionism and the Diaspora
Zionism > Zionism Revisited