Zionism, Settler Colonialism & Imperialism: The Roots of Israel's Genocide on Gaza | Dr Sai Englert

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"This is what it means to destroy a people!" Dr Sai Englert unpacks the root causes of Israel's decades of continuous violence wielded against Palestinians amid its ongoing genocide on Gaza, with a special focus on Zionism, Settler Colonialism and Imperialism. Dr Sai Englert is a lecturer in political economy of the Middle East at Leiden University. He is the author of Settler Colonialism: an Introduction (2022, Pluto Press). His research focusses on the consequences of neoliberalism on the labour movement in Israel. He also works on settler colonialism, the transformation of work, and anti-Semitism. He is a member of the editorial board of both the Historical Materialism journal and Notes from Below. Ahmed Alnaouq is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza. __________________________ Our support is growing! But this month we urgently require just 500 more monthly subscribers to help us level up our output at this crucial moment, from as little as £1 per month: https://www.palestinedeepdive.com/support __________________________ Purchase Settler Colonialism An Introduction (Pluto Press) by Sai Englert: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745344904/settler-colonialism/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PDeepdive Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pdeepdivegram/ Newsletter https://palestinedeepdive.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=2931c4b53e89e695a30817efb&id=ea848d5a28 __________________________ 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Introduction to Settler Colonialism (motivation to write the book) 04:50 Reflection on how Sai feels about the genocide on Gaza 08:30 The definitions of settler colonialism, franchise colonialism and colonialism 13:00 The emergence of settler colonialism 15:40 Who qualifies as the indigenous people? 22:10 Does Israel practice settler colonialism in Palestine? 30:40 Can Israelis claim to be indigenous in Palestine? 40:00 The driving force behind the Zionist movement 41:35 Is Israel a project of the West? 50:30 Zionism explained 52:40 Sai’s critique Patrick Wolfe’s definition of settler colonialism 1:07:40 Did American colonialism succeed in North America? 1:11:20 Does Israel have a metropole? 1:15:00 The role of the US in facilitating Israeli settler colonialism 1:20:00 Assessing the nature of Israel’s settler colonialism over time 1:23:50 Are all Israelis settlers? 1:25:10 Incorporating an elite class of the colonised to solidify the rule of the oppressor 1:29:20 Understanding the ‘Peace Process’ under settler colonialism 1:34:10 The role of the Palestinian Authority 1:39:00 Can Israel indigenise its settlers in Palestine? 1:46:30 International law and settler colonialism 1:51:00 Does Zionism and settler colonialism explain Israel’s violence? 1:54:28 Is Zionism entering its final stage? 2:02:30 The Western media and settler colonialism 2:06:30 Why colonialism must be challenged 2:10:30 Liberation and return 2:20:00 Is the decolonisation of Palestine possible?