On Zionism

Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Is Zionism Inherently Colonial?

Ivy Duggan

Originally written for a UCSD History Class, turned in on February 17, 2022. I wrote this as an Ashkenazi Jewish-American, and I stand by it today.

Introduction

One of the most important and enduring questions in Middle Eastern politics is some variation of the title of this paper. With the increase of awareness of colonial and colonial-related systems and the movement to ‘decolonize’ all manner of state apparatus, there are growing concerns that the current nation state of Israel has, in part or in full, in past or in present, committed colonial acts and furthermore that those acts are morally bad or evil. In this paper, I argue not just that the state of Israel is currently colonial, but that it has been colonial not since 1948 or the British interwar mandate, but since its inception as early as the end of the 19th century. From its inception, Western European Zionism is colonialism, and it necessitates violence against people who have a rightful claim to the land that is currently occupied by the government of Israel.

Political Statement

Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Ethics on ivy (likethevine)

On Zionism

Is Zionism Inherently Colonial?

Ivy Duggan

Introduction

Political Statement

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