Deri linked negation-of-exile ideology to disparagement of oriental Jews.

Evidence

Arieh Deri (whose course has not been followed by his successors) has produced a critique of Zionism that focuses on the suppression of religion and Sephardic Jewish tradition. In a famous speech, Deri critiqued the Zionist secular ideology of “negation of exile,” pointing to its orientalist nature and its disparaging attitude toward oriental Jews, and called for a “return” to “traditional” religious practices. For Deri (unlike some other leaders of the movement), this critique also necessitates achieving equality between Jews and Arabs. — Ivan Davidson Kalmar, Derek Penslar, Orientalism and the Jews, 668