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binationalist

binationalist adjective: related to binationalism. Usually in reference to a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Adjective

binationalist (comparative more binationalist, superlative most binationalist)

  1. Related to binationalism. Usually in reference to a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
    • This was evident in their rejection of binationalist proposals and by their insistence that Jewish immigration be so curbed that an Arab majority in the country would be guaranteed in perpetuity.1968, Don Peretz, “A Binational Approach to the Palestine Conflict”, in Law and Contemporary Problems, page 33, archived from the original on 10 Mar 2013
    • Moreover Tamari says, the binationalist alternative involves giving up the struggle for military withdrawal from the occupied territories and the dismantling of colonial settlements.2001 December 1, Lama Abu-Odeh, “The Case for Binationalism”, in Boston Review

Noun

binationalist (plural binationalists)

  1. A supporter of binationalism.
    • 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...1999 January 10, Edward Said, “The One-State Solution”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2019

Forms of binationalist

Adjective
comparativemore binationalist
superlativemost binationalist
Noun
pluralbinationalists

Origin of binationalist

From binational + -ist or bi- + nationalist.

Questions about binationalist

What does binationalist mean?
Binationalist means related to binationalism. Usually in reference to a one-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
What part of speech is binationalist?
Binationalist can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near binationalist in the dictionary

  1. binates
  2. binating
  3. bination
  4. binational
  5. binationalism
  6. binationalist
  7. binationalists
  8. binationally
  9. binationals
  10. binations
  11. Binauganan

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