Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dancing israelis

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: danc-ing is-raelis
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A group of five Israelis (Sivan Kurzberg Paul Kurzberg, Yaron Shmuel, Oded Ellner and Omer Marmari), believed to have Mossad connections, who were witnessed and later arrested for celebrating the September 11 attacks.

American usage

Example Sentences

"I wonder if Americans will forget the dancing Israelis?"
"Israel has also been discussed in terms of the possibility that elements of its government were involved. Unfortunately, such claims are often made without supporting evidence and coherent reasoning. Although there is evidence that Israeli intelligence knew details about the attacks in advance—the story of the "Dancing Israelis" verified this foreknowledge—many governments had advanced knowledge of the attacks as indicated by the warnings issued."

Etymology

Coined sometime after the September 11 attacks in 2001 and popularized as part of some advanced-knowledge conspiracy theories. The "dancing" descriptor, although inaccurate, originates from the father of 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta.

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

the Dancing Israelis (canonical)

Questions

What does dancing israelis mean?: A group of five Israelis (Sivan Kurzberg Paul Kurzberg, Yaron Shmuel, Oded Ellner and Omer Marmari), believed to have Mossad connections, who were witnessed and later arrested for celebrating the September 11 attacks.
Where does dancing israelis come from?: Coined sometime after the September 11 attacks in 2001 and popularized as part of some advanced-knowledge conspiracy theories. The "dancing" descriptor, although inaccurate, originates from the father of 9/11 hijacker Mohamed Atta.

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