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

anti-Zionist

ˌan-tē-ˈzī-ə-nist 

ˌan-tī-

adjective

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

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

Examples of anti-Zionism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Lurking behind Mamdani’s pie-in-the-sky socialist agenda is his abiding commitment to anti-Zionism. —The Editors, National Review, 25 June 2025

Besides condemnations cloaked in virulent antisemitism and anti-Zionism, many questioned Israel’s open war against Iran and its implications for President Donald Trump’s commitment to restore safety and security around the world. —Dr. Robert G. Rabil, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025

That means saying, without euphemism or apology, that antisemitism cloaked as anti-Zionism is still antisemitism. —Brendan Reilly, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2025

For one, the sheer appeal to unreason underlying Thunberg’s anti-Zionism — betraying its origins in an emotional reflex rather than a logical argument, and thus impossible to negotiate with — is identical to her earlier approach to environmental activism. —The Editors, National Review, 11 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-Zionism

• absolutism
• adventurism
• aestheticism
• africanism
• agnosticism
• alcoholism
• anabolism
• anachronism
• anglicanism
• antagonism
• arianism
• asceticism