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Settler-Colonialism and Empire-Building in Palestine/Israel, 1920–1956

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  • Amir Locker-Biletzki

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As Israel is engaged in one of the bloodiest chapters of its history, this article delves into the economic and political discursive structures of the Zionist project. Critically using settler-colonial theory and V.I. Lenin’s analysis of European imperialism, I argue that imperialism and empire-building were not forces external to Zionism but internal to its ideological and economic practices. By analyzing the way capital was transferred to pre-1948 Palestine, building it into a “pure colony†and a future metropole, and studying two discursive moments—the writings of the right-wing Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky and Israel’s founding father David Ben-Gurion—I show how small empire building was part of Zionist/Israeli thought and practice. JEL Classification : B30, F50

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  • Amir Locker-Biletzki, 2025. "Settler-Colonialism and Empire-Building in Palestine/Israel, 1920–1956," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 57(2), pages 309-319, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:57:y:2025:i:2:p:309-319
    DOI: 10.1177/04866134251322919
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    Keywords

    imperialism; settler-colonialism; Marxism; Zionism; Israel;
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    JEL classification:

    • B30 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - General
    • F50 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - General

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