Zionazism

English

Etymology

Blend of Zionism +‎ Nazism.

Noun

Zionazism (uncountable)

1. (derogatory, offensive, see usage notes) Zionism, viewed as being totalitarian, expansionist, supremacist, and racist towards Palestinians.

   Synonym: ziofascism

   • 2003, Jeff Gillis, “Re: Why does US support Israel?”, in soc.culture.australian (Usenet):

     People are awakening to the evil of supporting Israeli ZioNazism and it's^[sic] war of aggression against civilians in the region.

   • 2008, International Currency Review, volume 33, numbers 3–4, page 262:

     This image graphically confirms what every thinking person ought by now to understand – namely, that Communism and Nazism (Zionazism, Fascism) are two heads of the same serpent.

   • 2020 March 17, Daniel Allington, “Antisemitism in the Urban Dictionary and the Responsibilities of Online Publishers”, in Journal of Contemporary Antisemitism, volume 3, number 1, →DOI:

     […] and “[t]he Israeli goverment^[sic] aids and abets Zionazism,” and “Zionazism,” where the example given by the sole entry consists of the statement that “[t]he current Zionazism [sic] practices are eliminating Palestinian people, through the act of ethnic cleansing.”

Usage notes

• Some consider the comparison of Zionism and Nazism offensive, saying it is insensitive to the memory of Holocaust victims and survivors. Others say that it addresses similarities in Zionism and Nazism, which both promote/result in genocide to obtain living space for their own group.