binationalist

English

Etymology

From binational +‎ -ist or bi- +‎ nationalist.

Adjective

binationalist (comparative more binationalist, superlative most binationalist)

  1. Related to binationalism.
    • 1968, Don Peretz, “A Binational Approach to the Palestine Conflict”, in Law and Contemporary Problems‎[1], page 33‎[2], archived from the original on 10 March 2013:
      This was evident in their rejection of binationalist proposals and by their insistence that Jewish immigration be so curbed that an Arab majority in the country would be guaranteed in perpetuity.
    • 2001 December 1, Lama Abu-Odeh, “The Case for Binationalism”, in Boston Review‎[3]:
      Moreover Tamari says, the binationalist alternative involves giving up the struggle for military withdrawal from the occupied territories and the dismantling of colonial settlements.

Noun

binationalist (plural binationalists)

  1. A supporter of binationalism.
    • 1999 January 10, Edward Said, “The One-State Solution”, in The New York Times Magazine‎[4], archived from the original on 13 February 2019:
      Another Zionist leader, Berl Katznelson, likewise had no illusions that the opposition between Zionist and Palestinian aims could be surmounted. And binationalists like Martin Buber, Judah Magnes and Hannah Arendt were fully aware of what the clash would be like, if it came to fruition, as of course it did.
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