Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable.
It is a way we reassess our past. We can do that in poetry in ways we can't do in prose.
We only have one agenda, which is to make 'em laugh their pants off. Unless they are girls, of course, when it is to make them laugh their bras off so we can get a quick look.