▁Has id ic ▁movement ▁tradition ally ▁did ▁not ▁identify ▁as ▁Z ion ist , ▁but ▁has ▁adopted ▁a ▁Z ion ist ▁ag enda ▁since ▁the ▁late ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁oppos ing ▁any ▁territorial ▁comprom ise ▁in ▁Israel . ▁ ▁Anti - Z ion ism ▁or ▁ant is emit ism ▁ ▁Some ▁critics ▁of ▁anti - Z ion ism ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁opposition ▁to ▁Z ion ism ▁can ▁be ▁hard ▁to ▁distinguish ▁from ▁ant is emit ism , ▁and ▁that ▁criticism ▁of ▁Israel ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁express ▁view points ▁that ▁might ▁otherwise ▁be ▁considered ▁ant is emit ic . ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr . ▁condem ned ▁anti - Z ion ism ▁as ▁ant is emit ic . ▁Other ▁sch ol ars ▁argue ▁that ▁certain ▁forms ▁of ▁opposition ▁to ▁Z ion ism ▁const itute ▁ant is emit ism . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁argued ▁that ▁opposition ▁to ▁Z ion ism ▁or ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Israel ' s ▁policies ▁at ▁the ▁more ▁extreme ▁fr ing es ▁often ▁over laps ▁with ▁ant is emit ism . ▁In ▁the ▁Arab ▁world , ▁the ▁words ▁" J ew " ▁and ▁" Z ion ist " ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁inter change ably . ▁To ▁avoid ▁accus ations ▁of ▁ant is emit ism , ▁the ▁Palest ine ▁Liber ation ▁Organ ization ▁has ▁histor ically ▁avoided ▁using ▁the ▁word ▁" J ew ish " ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁using ▁" Z ion ist ," ▁though ▁P LO ▁officials ▁have ▁sometimes ▁sli pped