Among the litany of accusations that have been aimed lately at the State of Israel, an increasingly frequent one has been that of “settler colonialism.” This term is usually defined as the displacement of a country’s native or indigenous population by a colonial state, usually by military means. If true, then Israel would thereby join many distinguished fellow countries, including the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and others. ...
An unbiased analysis of history will indeed accept the description of genuine settler colonialism in the Middle East but with a serious misidentification of the true victim of this injustice. The Jewish People have the longest consistent history as the legitimate native indigenous nation in the territory under question. The Jews began their romance with this land several hundred years BCE, even before they built the Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Since then Jews have, on numerous occasions, been subject to military assault, eviction and banishment from their homeland.
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