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Imperialist Intervention and the Invention of Israel

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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

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  • Sachin Peddada, 2025. "Imperialist Intervention and the Invention of Israel," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 57(2), pages 295-308, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:57:y:2025:i:2:p:295-308
    DOI: 10.1177/04866134251332678
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    • F02 - International Economics - - General - - - International Economic Order and Integration
    • F54 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - Colonialism; Imperialism; Postcolonialism

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