The Jewish Studies Zionist Network ( JSZN ) is a new initiative of scholars and educators in the field of Jewish studies who believe “that Zionism is a legitimate movement for the national self-determination of the Jewish people in their ancestral homeland.” In May of 2021, over 200 scholars of Jewish and Israel studies , many teaching at prestigious universities, signed a letter responding to Israel ’s recent operation in the Gaza Strip. The statement decried Israel ’s foundations of “settler colonialism” and “ Jewish supremacy,” placed the vast majority of blame on Israel for conflict in the region, and...