Adam Howard

Khalidi shows that from the point of view of Palestinian Arabs, Zionism was a colonial enterprise. It came to their land and created a state there without their consent.

Right. He was often attacked at the time in the 1920s and 30s as an extreme right-winger and even a fascist by other Zionists. But I think that he was prescient about one thing. The Arabs will not welcome us here. The only way that we're going to create a Jewish country here is by fighting for it. In creating Zionism and creating a Jewish state, the Zionist movement did oppose Arab aspirations.

Right. He was often attacked at the time in the 1920s and 30s as an extreme right-winger and even a fascist by other Zionists. But I think that he was prescient about one thing. The Arabs will not welcome us here. The only way that we're going to create a Jewish country here is by fighting for it. In creating Zionism and creating a Jewish state, the Zionist movement did oppose Arab aspirations.

Right. He was often attacked at the time in the 1920s and 30s as an extreme right-winger and even a fascist by other Zionists. But I think that he was prescient about one thing. The Arabs will not welcome us here. The only way that we're going to create a Jewish country here is by fighting for it. In creating Zionism and creating a Jewish state, the Zionist movement did oppose Arab aspirations.

It opposed Arab desires for the future of that land. The reason why I think settler colonialism is not the right model for understanding this— How is that justifiable in your mind? I think it's justifiable by—well, let's say the reasons why Zionism justified it were the historic claims of the Jewish people to the land of Israel, that this was the land where Jews had originated.

It opposed Arab desires for the future of that land. The reason why I think settler colonialism is not the right model for understanding this— How is that justifiable in your mind? I think it's justifiable by—well, let's say the reasons why Zionism justified it were the historic claims of the Jewish people to the land of Israel, that this was the land where Jews had originated.

It opposed Arab desires for the future of that land. The reason why I think settler colonialism is not the right model for understanding this— How is that justifiable in your mind? I think it's justifiable by—well, let's say the reasons why Zionism justified it were the historic claims of the Jewish people to the land of Israel, that this was the land where Jews had originated.

It was the land that their religion was focused on, the biblical homeland. And European anti-Semitism. Right. And the other was existential necessity. And I think that those two reasons are probably better than the reasons that 99% of states on the map were created. So if you ask, you know, why is Palestine an Arab country?

It was the land that their religion was focused on, the biblical homeland. And European anti-Semitism. Right. And the other was existential necessity. And I think that those two reasons are probably better than the reasons that 99% of states on the map were created. So if you ask, you know, why is Palestine an Arab country?

It was the land that their religion was focused on, the biblical homeland. And European anti-Semitism. Right. And the other was existential necessity. And I think that those two reasons are probably better than the reasons that 99% of states on the map were created. So if you ask, you know, why is Palestine an Arab country?

The reason is that, you know, in the 7th century, Islamic Arab armies conquered it and spread that religion across North Africa and the Middle East. Before that, it was mainly a Christian country under the Roman Empire.

The reason is that, you know, in the 7th century, Islamic Arab armies conquered it and spread that religion across North Africa and the Middle East. Before that, it was mainly a Christian country under the Roman Empire.

The reason is that, you know, in the 7th century, Islamic Arab armies conquered it and spread that religion across North Africa and the Middle East. Before that, it was mainly a Christian country under the Roman Empire.

I think that it's recent and it is unresolved. I think that's actually one of the main reasons why settler colonialism is not a good model for thinking about this conflict. Settler colonialism involves, in the classic examples, it involves the destruction of one people by another and their replacement over a large territory, really a continent-wide territory.

I think that it's recent and it is unresolved. I think that's actually one of the main reasons why settler colonialism is not a good model for thinking about this conflict. Settler colonialism involves, in the classic examples, it involves the destruction of one people by another and their replacement over a large territory, really a continent-wide territory.

I think that it's recent and it is unresolved. I think that's actually one of the main reasons why settler colonialism is not a good model for thinking about this conflict. Settler colonialism involves, in the classic examples, it involves the destruction of one people by another and their replacement over a large territory, really a continent-wide territory.

And that's not at all the history of Israel and Palestine. The history of Israel and Palestine is that now there are about equal numbers of Jews and Arabs between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, about seven and a half million of each. So the question is, what future can be created for those 15 million people that is better than the current situation, which involves constant war and occupation?

And that's not at all the history of Israel and Palestine. The history of Israel and Palestine is that now there are about equal numbers of Jews and Arabs between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, about seven and a half million of each. So the question is, what future can be created for those 15 million people that is better than the current situation, which involves constant war and occupation?

And that's not at all the history of Israel and Palestine. The history of Israel and Palestine is that now there are about equal numbers of Jews and Arabs between the Jordan and the Mediterranean, about seven and a half million of each. So the question is, what future can be created for those 15 million people that is better than the current situation, which involves constant war and occupation?

Yeah.