Zionism's settler colonial project needed a militarized model to impose their invasion into Indigenous Palestinian lands, so why not mimic American colonization into "Red Indian" lands?
Really appreciate this work (I'm Lakota). I used to always be annoyed when settlers tried to lessen the impact of genocide by talking about how many of us died of disease. Now Palestine has showed us death by disease is part of genocide and so I see this part of the equation now as further proof of the genocides.
YES, I also know that frustration all too well. It truly sucks! Us Natives, talk about being gaslit. Palestine has def showed the world how communicable disease and genocide are often two-sides of the same coin. Thanks for reading! Expect more reported stories and essays like this šš½
Powerful analysis. Jabotinsky's explicit use of American colonization as a model really shows how settler colonial projects knowingly build on each other's tactics. The Iron Wall concept being rooted in an exlicit study of Indigenous displacement makes it clear these weren't accidental parallels. When colonial powers openly borrow stratgies, it undermines any claim that these patterns emerge organically.
Thanks, Iām glad you liked it! Truly, so many settler powers looked to the US as a model, itās staggering. America is settler colonialism par excellence
Thank you!! šš½ Iām glad you liked it. āThe Iron Wallā is such a short essay that itās kind of baffling this US anti-Indian connection is completely glossed over
Really appreciate this work (I'm Lakota). I used to always be annoyed when settlers tried to lessen the impact of genocide by talking about how many of us died of disease. Now Palestine has showed us death by disease is part of genocide and so I see this part of the equation now as further proof of the genocides.
YES, I also know that frustration all too well. It truly sucks! Us Natives, talk about being gaslit. Palestine has def showed the world how communicable disease and genocide are often two-sides of the same coin. Thanks for reading! Expect more reported stories and essays like this šš½
Powerful analysis. Jabotinsky's explicit use of American colonization as a model really shows how settler colonial projects knowingly build on each other's tactics. The Iron Wall concept being rooted in an exlicit study of Indigenous displacement makes it clear these weren't accidental parallels. When colonial powers openly borrow stratgies, it undermines any claim that these patterns emerge organically.
Thanks, Iām glad you liked it! Truly, so many settler powers looked to the US as a model, itās staggering. America is settler colonialism par excellence
wow. thank you for this. amazing work.
Thank you!! šš½ Iām glad you liked it. āThe Iron Wallā is such a short essay that itās kind of baffling this US anti-Indian connection is completely glossed over