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Glossary
Definitions of terms used throughout this site, including contested terms where meaning is genuinely disputed. For contested terms, we present the range of definitions in use across political, cultural, and legal perspectives — with sources.
Showing terms tagged Israel — show all
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- Antisemitism Contested current-events history israel
- Antisemitism is hostility toward, prejudice against, or discrimination against Jewish people as Jews. It is among the oldest documented forms of group hatred, persisting from antiquity through the med...
- Apartheid Contested current-events history israel
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- Blood Libel history israel
- A false antisemitic accusation, originating in 12th-century England, that Jews murder non-Jewish children — often for ritual or religious purposes. The accusation has no factual basis and has historic...
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- Genocide Contested current-events history israel
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- Hamas current-events israel
- The Islamic Resistance Movement (Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية). Founded in 1987 in Gaza during the First Intifada as an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. Governs the Gaza Strip since sei...
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- IDF current-events israel
- The Israel Defense Forces (Hebrew: צבא ההגנה לישראל, Tzva HaHagana LeYisra'el). The military of the State of Israel, established May 26, 1948 shortly after independence. Comprises ground, air, and nav...
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- Occupation Contested current-events history israel
- October 7, 2023 Attack current-events israel
- On October 7, 2023 (Simchat Torah / Shabbat), Hamas and allied armed groups breached the Gaza–Israel security barrier in a pre-planned, multi-pronged assault. Approximately 3,000 militants entered Isr...
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- Palestinian Authority current-events israel
- The interim self-governing body established by the Oslo Accords (1993) to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza. Currently governs only portions of the West Bank. Led by Fatah since its founding; Pre...
- Proportionality Contested current-events israel
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- Resistance Contested current-events israel
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- Settler Colonialism Contested history israel
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- Two-State Solution current-events history israel
- A proposed framework for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through the establishment of two independent states: Israel and a Palestinian state, generally envisioned to include the West Bank a...
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- UNRWA current-events israel
- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Established in 1949 to provide services to Palestinians displaced in the 1948 war. Unlike UNHCR (which resettles ref...