Isn’t Israel A Colonial State?
Israel is not a colonial state, or a foreign import in the Middle East. It is the modern expression of Jewish historical ties to the Land of Israel, an expression of national self-determination in the Jewish People’s indigenous homeland, with roots in the Bible. Jews are the only extant indigenous people of the land and the only people for whom it was ever their national kingdom more than 3,000 years ago. Jews have also lived continuously in the land of Israel despite numerous expulsions and colonization efforts by foreign invaders.
Calling Israel “colonialist” negates Jews’ documented indigenous ties to their homeland, while rejecting Christianity too (Jesus emerged in a deeply Jewish land of Israel also called Judea). In short, Jews are the original aboriginal people of Israel. They have been tied to the same land, praying to the same God, and maintaining the same traditions and culture for millennia.