No, We Shouldn’t Stop Using the Word Zionism
An aerial view of the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. If someone lied every time you ate a meal, saying you were using your knife and fork incorrectly, I…
Assessment
The piece pushes back against a growing impulse among some pro-Israel figures to abandon the term Zionism because it has become a target of distortion. At stake is whether the Jewish state's supporters should cede linguistic ground to critics or reclaim the word's original meaning. The debate reflects a deeper strategic question about how to define and defend Jewish national self-determination in public discourse.