anti-Zionism
noun
an·ti-Zi·on·ism
ˌan-tē-ˈzī-ə-ˌni-zəm 
ˌan-tī-
: opposition to the establishment or support of the state of Israel : opposition to Zionism
The author also suffers from a reflexive anti-Zionism that, fortunately, mars only a few portions of his text.—
Randall Rothenberg
Randall Rothenberg
anti-Zionist
ˌan-tē-ˈzī-ə-nist
adjective
ˌan-tī-
One week later two orthodox Jews were badly beaten one block from the UC Berkeley campus, and anti-Zionist graffiti appeared on sidewalks and buildings near the school.
—Karen Alexander
Karen Alexander
anti-Zionist
noun
Hans Morgenthau was an anti-Zionist … until the 1967 war, when his pride in Israel's triumph led him gradually to redefine his Jewish identity.
—Monroe K. Spears
Monroe K. Spears
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Shack also cautioned against attempts to separate anti-Zionism from antisemitism, stating that the premise itself is flawed, and stressed that blaming Jews around the world for disagreements with Israeli government policies is equally hateful.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Antisemitic people around the world have been using the war as a pretext to spew anti-Jewish hate under the cover of anti-Zionism, as if shooting at Jews in Chicago somehow makes Palestinians in Gaza safer.
—Debra Silverstein, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
The general electorate looks very little like the primary, and Mamdani’s critics will now have months to hammer his weaknesses, not just on the substance of socialism and anti-Zionism but also on the style.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 July 2025
Even those who argue that this is anti-Zionism not antisemitism, and that the former is legitimate, must acknowledge the double standard against Israel and Zionism.
—Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
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Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Antisemitic people around the world have been using the war as a pretext to spew anti-Jewish hate under the cover of anti-Zionism, as if shooting at Jews in Chicago somehow makes Palestinians in Gaza safer.
—Debra Silverstein, Chicago Tribune, 24 July 2025
The general electorate looks very little like the primary, and Mamdani’s critics will now have months to hammer his weaknesses, not just on the substance of socialism and anti-Zionism but also on the style.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 18 July 2025
Even those who argue that this is anti-Zionism not antisemitism, and that the former is legitimate, must acknowledge the double standard against Israel and Zionism.
—Alan M. Dershowitz, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
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“Anti-Zionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-Zionism. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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