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binationalist

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English

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Etymology

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From binational +‎ -ist or bi- +‎ nationalist.

Adjective

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binationalist (comparative more binationalist, superlative most binationalist)

  1. Related to binationalism.
    • 2001 December 1, Lama Abu-Odeh, “The Case for Binationalism”, in Boston Review[1]:
      Moreover Tamari says, the binationalist alternative involves giving up the struggle for military withdrawal from the occupied territories and the dismantling of colonial settlements.

Noun

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binationalist (plural binationalists)

  1. A supporter of binationalism.
    • 1999 January 10, Edward Said, “The One-State Solution”, in The New York Times Magazine[2]:
      Another Zionist leader, Berl Katznelson, likewise had no illusions that the opposition between Zionist and Palestinian aims could be surmounted. And binationalists like Martin Buber, Judah Magnes and Hannah Arendt were fully aware of what the clash would be like, if it came to fruition, as of course it did.