Zionist entity
English
Etymology
Calque of Arabic الكيان الصهيوني (al-kiyān aṣ-ṣihyawniyy).
Noun
Zionist entity (uncountable)
- (derogatory) Israel, viewed by Arabs, Palestinians and its supporters as an illegitimate regime run by Zionists
- (Can we date this quote?), Kenneth L. Marcus, “Fact Sheet on the Elements of Anti-Semitic Discourse”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
- This view is expressed in efforts to delegitimize the State of Israel and is reflected in terms like “the Zionist entity” as a disparaging synonym for the Jewish state.
- 2020 December 12, “Algeria PM on Israel-Morocco deal: ‘Zionist entity’ wants to be near our borders”, in Times of Israel:
- “There is now a desire by the Zionist entity to come closer to our borders,” he added, in reference to Israel.
- 2020 December 23, “Algeria decries neighbor Morocco’s normalized Israel ties”, in Associated Press:
- He (Abdelaziz Djerad) also complained of “a desire to bring the Israeli and Zionist entity to our borders.”
- 2021 December 26, “Zionist entity to double settlers in occupied Golan”, in Kuwait Times:
- The government of the Zionist entity yesterday approved a $317 million plan to double the Zionist settler population in the Golan Heights, 40 years after it annexed the territory captured from Syria.
- 2022 September 8, “Zionist Entity investigates reported sexual assault scandal at Zionist representation in Morocco”, in Al Mayadeen:
- The Zionist Entity has summoned its ambassador to Morocco, David Govrin, over accusations of sexual assault and corruption, Zionist media outlets have reported.
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