‘A new abyss’: Gaza and the hundred years’ war on Palestine
The Guardian
While much has changed since 7 October, the horrific events of the past six months are not unique, and do not stand outside history. (...)
This is the thesis of my book The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine: that events in Palestine since 1917 resulted from a multi-stage war waged on the indigenous Palestinian population by great power patrons of the Zionist movement – a movement that was both settler colonialist and nationalist, and which aimed to replace the Palestinian people in their ancestral homeland. These powers later allied with the Israeli nation-state that grew out of that movement. Throughout this long war, the Palestinians have fiercely resisted the usurpation of their country. (...)
Palestinians returning to the ruins of Khan Younis, Gaza, on 7 April 2024. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images.
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