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

There has been much discussion over whether anti-Zionism is antisemitism. —Diane Gensler, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025

There is constant debate about where the precise line between anti-Zionism and antisemitism falls. —Emma Green, New Yorker, 23 May 2025

Like many other countries included in the report, the country saw a rise in antisemitism and anti-Zionism following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks. —Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025

The reason those examples are provided is explicitly not because all criticism of Israel is antisemitic—as the definition takes pains to point out twice—but because there are those who use their anti-Zionism as an excuse to target Jewish people and/or institutions. —Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 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