Why did Martin Buber resign as editor of Die Welt in 1901?

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Martin Buber resigned as editor of the Zionist weekly Die Welt in 1901 due to significant ideological differences with Theodor Herzl.1

While Herzl emphasized the use of diplomacy to secure a Jewish homeland through public law, Buber advocated for an overall spiritual renewal centered on immediate agricultural settlements in Palestine. Because of this fundamental disagreement regarding the movement's priorities, Buber stepped down from his position the same year he assumed it.1