Zionism
noun
Zi·on·ism
ˈzī-ə-ˌni-zəm 
: an international movement originally for the establishment of a Jewish national or religious community in Palestine and later for the support of modern Israel
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Many protestors who are Jewish are pushing back against the conflation of Zionism and their religion.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
In fact, most Jews at the time did not believe in the Zionist ideology, and many of them even opposed secular Zionism on religious grounds.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But as critics of Israel, including many Jewish people, have denounced the state for its treatment of Palestinians, some supporters have countered with a broad argument that any criticism of Israel or Zionism is inherently anti-Jewish.
—Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
In total, 36% of incidents the ADL tracked last year directly related to Israel or Zionism.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
As this language suggests, Stern believed that antisemitism could manifest as hostility to Israel and Zionism.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
In this sense, critics of Israel who claim that American Jews must choose between Zionism and liberalism have it backward.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Threats against Arab, Jewish and Muslim Americans are on the rise, according to federal officials, and college campuses have been embroiled in angry debates over Zionism, Palestinian rights, antisemitism and free speech.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 29 Mar. 2024
In doing so, Israel would be fulfilling the ultimate purpose of Zionism, which is Jewish self-rule — neither rule by others nor rule over others.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
In fact, most Jews at the time did not believe in the Zionist ideology, and many of them even opposed secular Zionism on religious grounds.
—Tom Segev, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
But as critics of Israel, including many Jewish people, have denounced the state for its treatment of Palestinians, some supporters have countered with a broad argument that any criticism of Israel or Zionism is inherently anti-Jewish.
—Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
In total, 36% of incidents the ADL tracked last year directly related to Israel or Zionism.
—Rachel Barber, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
As this language suggests, Stern believed that antisemitism could manifest as hostility to Israel and Zionism.
—Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
In this sense, critics of Israel who claim that American Jews must choose between Zionism and liberalism have it backward.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Threats against Arab, Jewish and Muslim Americans are on the rise, according to federal officials, and college campuses have been embroiled in angry debates over Zionism, Palestinian rights, antisemitism and free speech.
—Tobi Raji The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 29 Mar. 2024
In doing so, Israel would be fulfilling the ultimate purpose of Zionism, which is Jewish self-rule — neither rule by others nor rule over others.
—Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
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Zionism
noun
Zi·on·ism
ˈzī-ə-ˌniz-əm
: an international effort working in the beginning for a Jewish homeland and later for the support of Israel
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