ABSTRACT
Israel is recognised as a nation by those who see it; no one can possibly mistake it for a mere sect. It will be objected that to speak of Israel as a nation is absurd inasmuch as it is impossible for a person to belong to two nationalities at one and the same time. What is needed is a revival of the Jewish spirit—a deeper reverence for our ancient heritage, a greater pride in the name and the past of Israel—above all an end to the illusion that such feelings are anything but honourable to the Jew or loyal to the nations among whom he lives. Israel lost his national character more than eighteen hundred years ago, when Jerusalem fell before the battering rams of the Romans. The essentials of national spirit go down far deeper, are drawn from more vital things.
