Zionism wasn’t just a European story. At the First Zionist Congress in 1897, Jews from North Africa, the Middle East, and the Caucasus stood shoulder to shoulder with European delegates. From Algerian and Moroccan Jews, to Mountain Jews from Azerbaijan, Georgian Jews, and even Jerusalem-born Iraqi Jews — Jewish communities across continents backed the dream of returning home. Because Zionism isn’t a foreign import. It’s a movement rooted in 3,000 years of Jewish history in the Land of Israel. Be