No. Actually, I would argue that a large part of what inspired the need for a "Jewish state" was precisely the granting of civil rights to the jews throughout Europe following th 1789, 1848, and 1917 revolutions. The prospect of jewish assimilation was as threatening to some as, later, the threat of jewish annihilation was to others.
mbs: This is plausible in and of itself, but I don't think it compares to the need -- perhaps more felt than real, but no less strong for that -- to get the hell out of Europe after 1945.
My jewish ancestors actually did just fine (in Romania) because they were very rich. They were even granted the right to own property. They emigrated--some to Israel, some to the US, in the sixties.
Joanna B.