Thread by @BonicMichael

Israel is NOT a "settler colonial state" by definition. Anyone making that claim is just historically shortsighted. Israel's patriarchs Abraham, Isaac & Jacob were living in Israel c. 2200 BCE, Israel's period of Kings was from 1350 to 586 BCE...👇 Palestine of the ancient world

2/and the Land of ancient Israel are the same geographic territory. So it's an indisputable historical fact that the Jewish people have been living in the Land of Israel from c. 2200 BCE to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, and since 1948. You have to look at the whole timeline.

3/Settler colonialism
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settler_c…
“is a form of colonialism that seeks to replace the original population of the colonized territory with a new society of settlers. As with all forms of colonialism, it is based on exogenous domination, typically organized or supported

4/"by an imperial authority.”

Israel can't be a "settler colonial state" b/c the Land of Israel is and has been the birthplace and homeland of the Jewish people for 2200 years.

“The birthplace of the Jewish people is the Land of Israel (Eretz Yisrael).
embassies.gov.il/UnGeneva/About…

5/"There, a significant part of the nation's long history was enacted, of which the first thousand years are recorded in the Bible; there, its cultural, religious, and national identity was formed; and there, its physical presence has been maintained through the centuries, even

6/"after the majority was forced into exile. During the many years of dispersion, the Jewish people never severed nor forgot its bond with the Land. With the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, Jewish independence, lost 2,000 years earlier, was renewed.”

7/The formation of the modern state of Israel tho did displace present-day Palestinians. It'd be more accurate to describe Israel as having to act like a neighborhood bully than as a "settler colonial state" for reclaiming its homeland of old👇:

https://twitter.com/BonicMichael/status/1415054890322169856?s=20

8/Neighborhood Bully (lyrics)
bobdylan.com/songs/neighbor…
"Well, the neighborhood bully, he’s just one man
His enemies say he’s on their land
They got him outnumbered about a million to one
He got no place to escape to, no place to run
He’s the neighborhood bully..."

9/Palestinians & their supporters cannot rewrite history, resort to historical revisionism or label Israel as a "settler colonial state".
@Israel
There has to be concerted, honest good-faith efforts made on both sides for a two-state solution and/or
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-state…

@Israel 10/International recognition for the State of Palestine. After all, what's good for the goose is good for the gander. If the people of the Bible, Israel, have gained modern statehood, it's due time that Palestine also gained statehood. Let's work together!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internati…

11/The caption for the peace poster above 👆in link 9:
"A peace movement poster: Israeli and Palestinian flags and the words peace in Arabic and Hebrew. Similar images have been used by several groups supporting a two-state solution to the conflict."
Let's work towards Peace!☮️✌️

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