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There was a professor at my old university, born into a Jewish emigre family in a little South African country town, whose given name was Ben-Zion. This was long before the Second World War, let alone the founding of the state of Israel. And, given that Ben means 'son' or 'son of', I think the message was pretty clear and that his parents knew rather more about Zionism than anyone needs to in today's world, where it has become synonymous with right-wing Israeli nationalism. For the record, he was a lawyer and specialised in ethics, opposing the apartheid government with such skill that they could never lay a finger on him.