Very interesting links, especially Zionism before Herzl. I'd heard of Ahad Ha'am, but didn't know much about him. Very informative.
The Christian Explains... Well, we should always take accounts such as babies beheaded with a grain of salt. I remember when the Iraqi army was accused of dumping some 35 premies out of incubators in Kuwait City. Horrifying 'till you realize LA County/USC, one of the largest such in the world, has no more than 12 incubators. So how would Kuwait have 35? Then there were German Huns spearing Belgian babies ... etc..
Thanks for reading & providing the links.