Author: Kashif Ijaz

October 7, 2023: Contextual Realities of Israel’s Settler colonialism, apartheid, and genocide

October 7, 2023: Contextual Realities of Israel’s Settler colonialism, apartheid, and genocide Introduction For more than 75 years, Israel has been continuously waging war on the Palestinian people. Israel sees Palestinian resistance to the colonization of their homeland as a threat to its very existence, control, and dominance. In its settler colonial settler reality, the very existence of the Palestinian …

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One State vs. Two States In Historic Palestine

One State vs. Two States In Historic Palestine Since 1948, it has been the consensus of the international community that a durable and just settlement for the Palestine/Israel conflict entails the creation of two states: Palestine and Israel and the return of all Palestinian refugees expelled by Israel and their compensation. This consensus was based on UNGA Resolutions 181 of …

Misunderstanding the struggle for liberation and self-determination in Palestine

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Misunderstanding the struggle for liberation and self-determination in Palestine Many people misunderstand the nature of the struggle for Palestine. They consider Palestine to be contested land between Israelis and Palestinians. The facts about the struggle are simple: Palestine is not a contested territory. Palestine has its rightful owners who continuously inhabited the land and utilized it for their survival and …

“A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution” Human Rights Watch Report

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“A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution” Human Rights Watch Report In April 2021, Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) released a 217-page publication titled “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution.” HRW asserted that Israel is an apartheid state both within its pre-1967 territory as well as in the West Bank and …

B’Tselem: Israli Apartheid

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B’Tselem: Israli Apartheid In 2021, for the first time, B’Tselem speaks out about Israel and the analogy of apartheid, declaring that the situation in Israel is apartheid, in that Palestinians have fewer rights than the Jews. En 2021, pour la première fois, B’Tselem se prononce au sujet d’Israël et l’analogie de l’apartheid, déclarant que la situation en Israël est de l’apartheid, dans la mesure …

South Africa / Palestine

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Loss of Land, Ethnic cleansing, Discrimination and Segregation Homelands (Bantustans) THE APARTHEID STATE : The Case of South Africa Apartheid is not just a particularly bad kind of racism. The word means “apart-ness” in Afrikaans. The doctrine of Apartheid advocates that white people are racially superior to blacks and other people.  Blacks and other races should not challenge or compete …

Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity-2022

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Israel’s apartheid against Palestinians: a cruel system of domination and a crime against humanity-2022 Israeli authorities must be held accountable for committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians, Amnesty International said today in a damning new report. The investigation details how Israel enforces a system of oppression and domination against the Palestinian people wherever it has control over their rights. …

Is Israel an apartheid state?

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Is Israel an apartheid state? The short answer is unequivocal yes! But for those who are skeptical, let the record speak for itself. The following section is a comparison between apartheid South Africa and an analysis of Israeli policies and practices. What is Apartheid? Apartheid is not just a particularly bad kind of racism. The word means “apart-ness” in Afrikaans. …

Is Israel a colonial state?

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Is Israel a colonial state? Israel was established because of the existence of a European racist and settler colonial ideology through the application of carefully and deliberately fabricated myths. But unlike classical settler-colonialism, Zionism and Zionists have never maintained an umbilical cord to a mother European country nor with plans solely to exploit local natives and resources. Instead, Zionism and …