2025/05/09 by Sachin Peddada · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
paper · doi:10.1177/04866134251332678
openalex publication_date 2025/05/09 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
This article challenges the mainstream narrative that frames the Zionist project as an organic movement for Jewish self-determination, instead revealing its origins and continued existence as a tool of Western imperialism. Tracing the colonial roots of Zionism, it demonstrates how capitalist powers of the Global North instrumentalized Jewish settlement in Palestine to serve geopolitical and economic objectives. As the settler state and economy have continued to develop and evolve over the past century with full backing from allies in the Global North, Israel’s existence has been consistently and dynamically leveraged by capitalist-imperialist powers in their pursuit of global domination and hegemony. In this light, Palestinian liberation comprises an integral element of the broader struggle against imperialism. JEL Classification : F02, F54