Love and hate are extremes. Support and opposition are the reality.

In my somewhat satirical article — satirish, if you will — “I’m Not a Zionist, I’m a Zionistish Person,” I introduced two terms: Zionistish and Ziophobish. I wrote:

We must avoid binary frameworks such as ‘Zionist’ and ‘Ziophobe’ in favor of a more nuanced spectrum of Zionistish and Ziophobish positionalities across the ideological experience continuum. After all, categorical nouns are increasingly discouraged in favor of softer, more gradient-compatible formulations. Nobody should be reduced to a single clearly defined position when a sufficiently long adjectival construction is available.

We must avoid binary frameworks such as ‘Zionist’ and ‘Ziophobe’ in favor of a more nuanced spectrum of Zionistish and Ziophobish positionalities across the ideological experience continuum. After all, categorical nouns are increasingly discouraged in favor of softer, more gradient-compatible formulations. Nobody should be reduced to a single clearly defined position when a sufficiently long adjectival construction is available.

At the time, it was meant as satire. But let’s face it—perhaps it shouldn’t be. Perhaps these are real terms we need.

In another article, “Why Israel Is Treated Differently,” I wrote:

I do not divide human beings by race, ethnicity, religion, or ancestry. I divide people into only two........

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