Zionist lore says Herzl became a Zionist after witnessing the Dreyfus Affair and hearing the crowd chant “Kill the Jews.” But historical evidence shows that’s not what made Herzl into a Zionist, (and also the crowd did not chant “Death to the Jews”).Links to Sources CitedThe Jews’ state, Theodor Herzl; translated, and with an introduction by Henk OverbergThe Diaries of Theodor Herzl, Edited by Marvin LowenthalHerzl’s Vision: Theodor Herzl and the Foundation of the Jewish State by Shlomo Avine…