Zionist Dictionary

In this new age of disinformation, we’ve put together a handy guide to help you navigate conflict in the Middle East.

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Zionism is: a nationalist movement for the re-establishment of a Jewish state in our ancestral homeland; decolonization. It is not: a supremacist, colonialist, or genocidal ideology; a dirty word; code for Jews.
Israel is: a democratic and Jewish nation; a pluralistic society that respects and celebrates all people and identities. It is not: illegitimate; a European colonial project.
Hostages are: a war crime; human lives; living in terror. They are not: a bargaining chip.
Genocide is: the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. It is not: a continuously growing population.
Occupation is: control or settlement of a territory by a foreign power; suppression of local sovereignty; imposition of legal, economic, and cultural systems. It is not: withdrawal from a territory; self rule; border control.
"Free Palestine" is: a genocidal, colonial agenda to ethnically cleanse a centuries-old indigenous population. It is not: resistance by any means necessary; an excuse to bully and intimide American Jewish students.
Apartheid is: a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on the grounds of race. It is not: security checkpoints; border walls; life saving treatments for convicted criminals.
Intifada is: violence; suicide bombings; car rammings; mass rape; terrorism. It is not: a cultural revolution.
Genocide is: the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. It is not: humanitarian pauses for evacuation, administering vaccines, and distributing aid.
Jews are: from Judea; a unique ethnic group with ancient spiritual land-based practices tied to the land of Israel. They are not: European colonizers; in control of the media; secretly plotting to take over the world.
Palestinians are: Arabs with a modern nationalist identity popularized in the 1960s in response to the re-establishment of the State of Israel. They are not: an Indigenous nation.
Terrorism is: violence used to achieve political, ideological, or religious goals, especially against civilians. It is not: self defense; precise operations designed to minimize civilian casualties; fighting against a group sworn to your destruction.
Hamas is: a terrorist militia funded by the Islamic republic of Iran. It is not: freedom fighters; representing the people of Gaza's best interests.
Hezbollah is: a Shiite militant group in Lebanon; founded to destroy Israel; funded by the Islamic Republic of Iran. It is not: interested in Palestinian sovereignty; currently a functioning organization.
The Islamic Republic of Iran is: an extremist Islamic theocracy established in 1979; stripping women and non-Islamic minorities of their rights and freedoms; funding global Islamic terror. It is not: aligned with liberal Western ideology; representat
Arab Israelis are: full and equal citizens with full and equal rights and protection under the law. They are not: interested in living anywhere else in the Middle East; hoping the Islamic regime will take over.
Genocide is: the deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group. It is not: urban warfare against a terrorist organization that embeds itself among the civilian
The Gaza Health Ministry is: a mouthpiece for Hamas; lying to you. It is not: and independent organization; interested in the health or wellbeing of Gazans.
October 7th was: the single deadliest and most violent day for Jews since the Holocaust. It was not: freedom fighting; resistance; justified.