A history of the Israeli occupation in the West Bank and Gaza Strip examines what military formulas are used to control Palestinian lives
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Bit of context.
Ive read Ilan Pappe book on the Nakba. But not this follow up. Its on my list.
Hes saying ( as an Israeli born Jew) that the Occupied Territories ( Gaza and West Bank ) are part of the Zionist colonising political project.
48 Nakba was a partial success but left some of Palestine not under Zionist control
The post 67 occupation had been pre planned re how to run it.
Gaza a closed prison / West Bank and open prison.
He says the Two State solution is the Open prison. Where Palestinians are treated like minor criminals and have some freedom of movement.
He regards the Two State solution as not the answer.
The rational is that the Occupation is a temporary measure and when a two state solution is agreed Israel will pull out. He regards this as the wrong way to see it. Occupation / Oslo two state solution has enabled Zionists to incrementally push out more Palestinians from land the covet and build settlements in West Bank.
So he says the starting point is to see Israel for what it is ( and he should know being born there) a settler colonial state which is still pushing Palestinians out and taking their land.
So he says instead of occupied territories ( which sounds temporary) this should be referred to as colonising territories.
Which Palestinians are right to resist.
That answer is Decolonising Israel.
He looks to South Africa as example. One Man one Vote.
A One state solution where Jews and Palestinians live together as equals. Not as Colonisers and colonised.
This would be the end of Israel as a Zionist state for Jews only.
As a Jew he wants to live in a non Zionist non racist state where he can live together with Palestinians.
Its from 2017 but still relevant.
