Soviet anti-Zionist racism charges derived from earlier pan-Turkism and pan-Iranism attacks.

Evidence

The charge of racism is often brought against such movements, and its extension to Zionism—a kind of pan-Judaism, with a focus in Israel—is a development of its use against pan-Turkism and pan-Iranism. The offense is the same: a group or groups of Soviet subjects identify themselves with others of the same religion, culture or origin outside the Soviet Union, and therefore constitute a possibly disruptive element. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1365