Why Israel wants to erase context and history in the war on Gaza
The dehistoricisation of what is happening helps Israel pursue genocidal policies in Gaza.
It is difficult to predict what will happen in Israel, but history may give us a clue.
The dehistoricisation of what is happening helps Israel pursue genocidal policies in Gaza.
Seventy years after the creation of the Israeli state, we can no longer talk about an Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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The Balfour Declaration 99 years ago marked the beginning of a settler colonial project of tragic proportions.
The present “Intifada” is an outcome of the occupation and the expanded Jewish colonisation.
