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

• The comparison of Zionism and Nazism is considered offensive and insensitive to the memory of Holocaust victims and survivors.