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What does the phrase “settler colonialism” actually mean?
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Source: Jewish Unpacked and @that_semite
Many anti-Israel activists use the term “settler colonialism” to refer to the changes in the state of Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip over the past 150 years.
This accusation compares Israelis to Europeans who colonized the Middle East, North Africa, Australia, and North and South America. But those European colonists were not native or indigenous to those lands.
Jews are native and indigenous to the land. And the land of Israel is central to Jewish religion and culture dating back thousands of years. If you traveled back in time to Jerusalem 2,000 years ago, you would find Hebrew to be the predominant language spoken, Judaism the predominant religion practiced, and the indigenous Jewish population living under Roman colonial rule.
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Source: Jewish Unpacked and @that_semite