The Zionist community grew to hate him, viewing him as a traitor. One Dutch visitor observed a group of Jews spitting on the ground as he walked past. De Haan remarked that they were actually showing the visitor respect, as had he not been there they would have spat in his face.

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He Laid the Foundation for Israel's Army. His Story Was Kept Secret – Until His Diary Turned Up, Haaretz: http://tinyurl.com/ss5f8wk7

Jacob de Haan, Israel’s Forgotten Gay Haredi Political Poet Assassinated for his opposition to Zionism, by Liel Leibovitz:

https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/arts-letters/articles/jacob-de-haan-political-poet

On De Haan, by Ludy Giebels: http://www.corpse.org/archives/issue_5/critical_urgencies/giebels.htm

Jacob Israël de Haan on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Isra%C3%ABl_de_Haan#Assassination