USrael

English

Etymology

Blend of US +‎ Israel.

Proper noun

USrael

1. (slang, derogatory) The United States and Israel, considered as a political unit.
   • 1999, G̲h̲ulām Ḥaidar, Pakistan, Some Notes, page 40:

     Given the mass of U.S. power that is keeping the Jewish state in place, the right name for it is 'USrael', which will be used in the following text.

   • 2013, William Blum, America's Deadliest Export: Democracy—The Truth About US Foreign Policy and Everything Else, Black Point, NS: Fernwood Publishing, →ISBN, page 62:

     The United States and Israel are preparing to attack Iran because of their alleged development of nuclear weapons, which Iran has denied on many occasions. Of the Iraqis who warned the United States that it was mistaken about the WMD, Saddam Hussein was executed, Tariq Aziz is awaiting execution. Which Iranian officials is USrael going to hang after their country is laid to waste?

   • 2020, Thomas Klikauer, Alternative Für Deutschland: The AfD - Germany's New Nazis Or Another Populist Party?, page 175:

     It accompanies a distinct missionary fervour on the part of anti-Israeli activists that often results in the unsavoury combination of Israhell and USrael.