Palestinianism
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"Palestinianism" is a term occasionally used to denote either the national political movement or identity of the Palestinian people. It gained currency by its use in the works of Edward Said to describe a certain vein of theology opposed to Christian Zionism and that challenges Zionism and the right of Israel to exist.
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9 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Edward Said's usage of the term
- Palestinianism as a threat to Western civilization
- Modern usage
- Criticism of hostility to Palestinianism
- See also
- Notes
- Citations
- Works cited
"Palestinianism" is a term occasionally used to denote either the national political movement or identity of the Palestinian people. It gained currency by its use in the works of Edward Said to describe a certain vein of theology opposed to Christian Zionism and that challenges Zionism and the right of Israel to exist.
== Etymology == During the British Mandate over Palestine, the word was used as a loose expression to either describe the integration of the Zionist Aliyah into Mandatory Palestine, or as an alternative to Non-Zionism.
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