pro-Israel

English

Etymology

From pro- +‎ Israel.

Adjective

pro-Israel (comparative more pro-Israel, superlative most pro-Israel)

1. Supporting Israel.

   Antonym: anti-Israel

   • 1976, J. C. Hurewitz, Oil, the Arab-Israel dispute, and the industrial world, page 88:

     Relative to the pro-Israel lobby, the pro-Arab and anti-Zionist factions in the United States have remained weak and divided.

   • 1995, Stephen M. Cohen, “Jewish Continuity Over Jewish Context”, in Robert Seltzer, Norman S. Cohen, editors, The Americanization of the Jews, page 405:

     More than those who are merely pro-Israel, Zionists (1) see contemporary Israeli society as presenting a challenge to their Jewish life in the Diaspora; (2) believe Israel offers a greater chance of a fulfilling and secure Jewish life; and (3) are confronted with the possibility of settling in Israel and attracted to it. Thus, while most American Jews are pro-Israel, far fewer are Zionists in the classical sense.

   • 1996, Gal Allon, Allon Gal, Jerold S. Auerbach, Envisioning Israel: The Changing Ideals and Images of North American Jews, page 151:

     Cohen summarized the findings of a survey undertaken in 1986 by reporting that one-third of Amercian Jews were relatively indifferent toward Israel, one-third were moderately pro-Israel, and one-third were passionately pro-Israel.

   • 2019 August 7, Marissa Brostoff, Noah Kulwin, “The Right Kind of Continuity”, in Jewish Currents‎^[1]:

     All scandals aside, Jewish establishment donors and leaders obsessed not only with Jewish continuity but the right kind of continuity—ardently pro-Israel children of two Jewish parents—have failed on their own terms.

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