'Are you a Zionist?' Why this question is no longer relevant

The Israeli left is once again being dragged into a debate over Zionism –but the concept no longer means what it once did

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'Are you a Zionist?' Why this question is no longer relevant

The Israeli left is once again being dragged into a debate over Zionism –but the concept no longer means what it once did

Ofra Rudner

07:43 AM • May 16 2026 IDT

"Are you a Zionist?" In recent years, that question has become a kind of popular litmus test in the pro-Palestinian "woke" movement in the West, repeated endlessly on campuses and in social media. As a result, the Israeli left has found itself grappling with it over and over again.

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