Oh Shreck!
Or maybe he means something different than Herzl when he uses the word “Zionism.” Maybe he defines “Zionism” as love of E”Y and desire to live free in E”Y.
Why is Herzl’s definition more valid than Rav Kook’s definition? Maybe it is the Religious Zionist ideals that are the real Zionism and it is the secular Zionists that are trying to “explain”, trying to “compromise” and reform their version of Zionism.
It is never a persuasive tactic to tell your opponent what their position really is.