The chief interest of the Zionist experiment lies in its reaction upon the _international_ position of the Jew--yet that point is not yet discussed--what will be the effect of the experiment on the position of Jews _outside_ Palestine, necessarily the vast majority of the race?--an inevitable alternative--either the Jews lose their international position through loss of the fiction that they are not a nation--or the Zionist experiment breaks down--effect especially in Eastern Europe.
Special effect of the experiment on Great Britain--difficulty of maintaining sacrifice for purely Jewish interests--which now clash with British--unpopularity of such sacrifice inevitable--grave error of first appointment to the headship of the New State--unworthiness of the politician chosen for that position.
This but a consequence of the conditions established in Chapters IV, V and VI--our double duty of mixing with the Jews and of recognizing their separate nationality--necessity of _openly_ admitting this separate nationality in conversation and social habits--in spite of difficulties opposed by convention--in this the wealthier classes should follow the lead of the populace--folly and danger of _Fear_ in this matter--the fear of Jewish power a degrading and exasperating thing to the European--delay makes it worse--our plain duty is to recognize this alien nation, to respect it, and to treat it frankly as we do every nationality other than one's own.
Only a brief mention--for interference or advice in domestic concerns of Jewry would be an impertinence--but it is clear that all specially Jewish institutions favour the right policy for which I plead--those already in existence--schools, newspapers, Jewish societies--all increase of these institutions should be welcome, because they emphasize and make clear the separate nationality of the Jew.
This chapter is a digression on the various theories on the Jewish race and its fortunes which have arisen in history and some of which are still present.
The theory that reconciliation is impossible--its attachment to the idea of a special curse or blessing.
The theory of a mysterious necessary alliance between Israel and Britain--its most extravagant forms.