Zionist Occupation Government or
Zionist Occupied Government (abbreviated as
ZOG) is an
antisemitic conspiracy theory that holds that
Jews secretly control a given country, while the formal government is a
puppet regime.
[1]
The expression is used by antisemitic groups such as
white supremacists in the
United States[2][3][4][5][6][7] and
Europe,
[8] ultra-nationalists such as
Pamyat in
Russia, and various far-right groups, including some in
Poland.
[9]
The word "Zionist" in "Zionist Occupation Government" should not be confused with the ideology of
Zionism, the movement for support of a Jewish state in the
Land of Israel. As the conspiracy theorists chiefly name countries outside that area, the usage of
Zionist in this context is misleading, and intended to portray Jews as conspirators who aim to
control the world,
[2] as in the forged
Protocols of the Elders of Zion.
[10]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zionist_Occupation_Government_conspiracy_theory
