Important to keep in mind that this is not an independent, organic entity that grew from local sources. To the extent that it is composed of people from the area, those people have been forced to assimilate to Zionist/anti-Arab/imperialist/colonialist values (e.g. Arabic Jews, disposessed of their heritage essentially) or are considered colonial subjects and second class citizens, if even that (the Palestinians).
It may seem paradoxical, but hating on Israel in the conventional sense (“Why are we helping them? Boo Netanyahu bad”) ends up legitimizing it – as an unethical, immoral actor, sure, but a legitimite actor nonetheless, with the implication that they “should do better”. It is essentially lamenting the fact that a murderer is cursing out the victim while killing him, as if doing it politely would make it palatable somehow. It completely misses the point.
It is a violent settler colony, and its establishment and existence is the work of, and to the benefit of, Western Imperialism.
Important to keep in mind that this is not an independent, organic entity that grew from local sources. To the extent that it is composed of people from the area, those people have been forced to assimilate to Zionist/anti-Arab/imperialist/colonialist values (e.g. Arabic Jews, disposessed of their heritage essentially) or are considered colonial subjects and second class citizens, if even that (the Palestinians).
It may seem paradoxical, but hating on Israel in the conventional sense (“Why are we helping them? Boo Netanyahu bad”) ends up legitimizing it – as an unethical, immoral actor, sure, but a legitimite actor nonetheless, with the implication that they “should do better”. It is essentially lamenting the fact that a murderer is cursing out the victim while killing him, as if doing it politely would make it palatable somehow. It completely misses the point.
It is a violent settler colony, and its establishment and existence is the work of, and to the benefit of, Western Imperialism.