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The term Zionist as it was originally intended and still used by Jews refers to someone who is a nationalist believing in the proper establishment of a Jewish State in the historic Jewish homeland called the Land of Israel, i.e. Israeli patriots. (For those who prefer analogies, a US Patriot is to the United States of America what a Zionist is to Israel.) A Zionist, like a patriot of any other country, may have left-wing views and argue vociferously against government policies that he dislikes. What makes somebody a patriot is his defense of that country's right to exist with the current general government structure.

Arabs tend to use the word Zionist to refer derisively to those that Jews would call Religious Zionists or Settlers. These are the individuals who hold that the State of Israel should include the West Bank and the Palestinians should remain stateless. Of course, this group of individuals is the minority, but by settling the disputed territory, they cause negative Arab and left-wing Israeli sentiment. Since most Arabs do not believe that the Jews have a right to a state, this has provided additional fuel to the hatred infused into the word Zionist. Many Arabs will refer to Jews as Zionists regardless of whether or not they openly support Israel or not.

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