cheifsmerel, I think you are right – everyone who came after 1880 was in some sort of cooperation with Zionists. Maybe not direct. Sochnut took over donor funds somewhere in 1920s – and redirected them to kibutzim from Tel Aviv area manufacturing (this is where Zionists indirectly contributed to loss of life in Europe – manufacturing allowed for more jobs, more jobs would invite more German and other Jews to come). But even those who came with the help of non-political money (from Montefiore to simple people like my great-grandfather who were funding through funds) – those people were sending money to settling EY even when they were not so political. And yo can argue that Montefiore trying to create jobs in old yishuv contributed to those charedim who joined there. So, maybe confusion is that there was no such demarcation between political zionists and other Yidden as we view it now.
