Zionist Occupation Government

Zionist Occupation Government (ZOG) is an antisemitic conspiracy theory claiming that Jews or Zionists secretly control a government, especially the United States. It recasts democratic institutions as a covert Jewish regime.

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William Luther Pierce: William Luther Pierce was an American white supremacist and author of The Turner Diaries. His novel helped popularize the imagined Jewish-controlled government that ZOG names.
Antisemitism: Antisemitism is prejudice, hostility, or discrimination directed against Jews as Jews. ZOG is a political expression of antisemitism, not a factual account of government.
Order of the Nine Angles: The Order of the Nine Angles is a decentralized occult and neo-Nazi milieu associated with extremist propaganda. Some adherents use ZOG language within broader neo-Nazi narratives.
Criticism of the Israeli government: Criticism of the Israeli government evaluates its policies, officials, or actions without assigning collective blame to Jews. Policy criticism is distinct from ZOG’s false claim of secret Jewish control.
The Turner Diaries: The Turner Diaries is a 1978 novel by William Luther Pierce depicting a white-supremacist revolution. Its dystopian government imagery supplied a prominent fictional setting for ZOG rhetoric.
Jewish world domination conspiracy theory: The Jewish world domination conspiracy theory falsely alleges that Jews secretly coordinate to control global institutions. ZOG applies this older accusation specifically to state power.
Atomwaffen Division: Atomwaffen Division was a neo-Nazi terrorist network founded in the United States in 2015. Its propaganda drew on white-supremacist conspiracy narratives, including claims of hidden Jewish power.
Lobbying in the United States: Lobbying in the United States is organized advocacy intended to influence public policy and government decisions. Documented advocacy is not evidence that a group secretly controls the government.
National Alliance: The National Alliance was an American white-supremacist organization founded by William Luther Pierce. The group disseminated Pierce’s political worldview and the ZOG conspiracy.
Scapegoating: Scapegoating is the practice of blaming a person or group for problems they did not cause. ZOG turns complex political grievances into accusations against Jews or Zionists.