WI: Canaanism instead of Zionism?

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What if Canaanism becomes the dominant Jewish ideology instead of Revisionist Zionism? Would this lead to less troubles in the Middle East (as while an ATL Israel would likely form, it would be merely a State predominately Jewish, instead of a Jewish State).

What would be the biggest changes in a.. Canaanite Israel? :p
 
Zionism only sought the Israeli/Jewish state.
Canaanism appears to seek regional doination.

All in all had Canaanite Israel come into existance and survided (I doubt anyone would support them) the Middle-East would be even more war-torn and divded than it is today.
 
wiki said:
"Canaanism" was originally a pejorative term. It grew out of Revisionist Zionism and had "its early roots in European extreme right-wing movements, notably Italian fascism."[1] Most of its members were part of the Irgun or Lehi.[2] The movement never had more than around two dozen registered members, but most of these were influential intellectuals and artists, giving the movement an influence far beyond its size.[3] The Canaanites believed that much of the Middle East had been a Hebrew-speaking civilization in antiquity.[4] They hoped to revive this civilization, creating a "Hebrew" nation, disconnected from the Jewish past, which would embrace the Middle East's Arab population as well.[4]

Ouch!!!

Trying to convert Arabs into becoming 'Hebrews'. Makes the Likud settlement projects look reasonable and friendly.
 
What if Canaanism becomes the dominant Jewish ideology instead of Revisionist Zionism? Would this lead to less troubles in the Middle East (as while an ATL Israel would likely form, it would be merely a State predominately Jewish, instead of a Jewish State).

What would be the biggest changes in a.. Canaanite Israel? :p
What? Where did you get that Revisionist Zionism became the dominant ideology? The Jewish right-wing of the time was not top-dog, it was an alliance of leftist, secular, and socialist Jews that wound up creating Israel, not the RZs. RZ only rose to real prominence after the Six-Day War.

If Canaanism prevailed against the leftist Zionists, then Israel wouldn't exist as it would have been destroyed by not just pissing off the Arabs but also creating a situation where it has no friends during the critical times of the nations development.
 
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