Jewish Anti-Zionist League

“	Jewish Men! Jewish Women! Zionism wants to throw us into a dangerous and hopeless adventure. Zionism contributes to making Palestine uninhabitable. Zionism wants to isolate us from the Egyptian people. Zionism is the enemy of the Jewish people. Down with Zionism! Long live the brotherhood of Jews and Arabs! Long live the Egyptian people!	„
	~ A declaration published by the League in 1947.

The Jewish Anti-Zionist League was a far-left political group that existed in Egypt from 1946 to 1948 before being dissolved.

Ideology

The League was formed in 1946 by members of an underground Communist movement. As such, it followed a Communist, anti-Colonialism ideology. The main aims of the group were to counter the Zionist influence within the Jewish community in Egypt and to clarify to the Egyptian public that not all Jews were Zionists. Members of the group condemned Zionism as a tool for British imperialism and said that it contributed to making Palestine uninhabitable.

Activities

The League's activities consisted of physically attacking Zionists in public areas to try and counter Zionism. In April 1947, for example, a group of Zionist candidates were elected to the leadership of the Dahir branch of the Maccabi World Union. The resulted was challenged by members of the Jewish Anti-Zionist League and a violent clash erupted. The police were called and sided with the Zionists, arresting the communists because they were seen as a bigger threat to public safety. As a result, the Egyptian Ministry for Social Affairs made the League illegal "for reasons of public safety".

In May 1947, two more brawls between Zionists and Jewish communists erupted at the Maccabi club. As a result, the League issued an editorial claiming that Jewish schools were used for Zionist propaganda and that sports clubs like the Maccabi were used for Zionist organizing rather than sports activities.