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Israel-firster

Israel-firster

9.9
A person who puts Israel's interests before their own country's interests
  • noun
  • Slur
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  • The Israel-firsters roam the internet, censoring all comments critical of Israel, deleting accounts, and deleting YouTube videos.

Examples

  • The "freedom of expression" these Israel-firsters hide behind does not include the right to incite violence.

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  • The NDP, therefore, is the only apparently Canadian governing choice that voters have, but even this modest fig leaf will be blown away if the blatant Israel-firster Thomas Mulcair becomes party leader.

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  • Many critics argue that the actions of the Israel-firster undermine national interests in favor of foreign influence.

  • Some view the Israel-firster perspective as detrimental to balanced foreign policy discussions.

  • The Israel-firsters often prioritize Israeli interests in political debates, sparking controversy among citizens.

Surface Forms

Israel-firster singular
Israel-firsters plural

Morphology

Israel-firster = Israel + first (transparent) = Israel + first + er

Formed from the compound 'Israel' + 'first' with the agentive '-er'; the meaning is directly inferable as 'a person who puts Israel first.'

Etymology

The word Israel-firster comes from Israel plus first, with 'first' meaning 'before others', so it gives a clear image of someone who puts Israel ahead of their own country. That is why an Israel-firster is used to describe a person seen as placing Israel's interests above those of their nation.