The Architects of Israel's Settler Colonialism and Genocide

We are taking a deep dive into all the countries complicit in funding and building the settler colonial project of the entity named Israel.

The Nakba Never Ended / CJPME

The settler colonial project, particularly in Palestine, is not a historical anomaly but an ongoing structure of violence, displacement, and elimination. Supported by global powers, financial institutions, and ideological enablers, this system perpetuates genocide, land theft, and cultural erasure under the guise of national liberation or divine right. Drawing on extensive research and documentation, twe condemn the settler colonial enterprise as a moral, legal, and humanitarian catastrophe, implicating not only direct perpetrators but also complicit governments, corporations, academics, and institutions that sustain this system. The following series is to dismantle the myths, expose the mechanisms, and assign responsibility for one of the most brutal and enduring injustices of the modern era.

The Myth of "Return": Settler Colonialism as a Structure of Elimination

1. The False Doctrine of Indignity

Settler colonialism relies on the fabrication of historical narratives to justify land theft. In Israel, the claim of Jewish indignity is weaponised to erase Palestinian presence—a tactic reminiscent of other settler projects like the United States and Australia. However, as scholars note, Judaism’s ancient ties to the land do not confer 20th-century rights to displace existing populations. As Rashid Khalidi argues, "Does that mean that the people who arrive from Eastern Europe are indigenous to the land? No, they’re not indigenous. Their religion comes from there... In modern international law, that just doesn’t hold" . This deliberate conflation of religious ancestry with territorial sovereignty is a hallmark of settler colonial ideology, designed to legitimise ethnic cleansing. Israeli scholar Shlomo Sand has written extensively about how indigenous “Israelis” really are to the land of Palestine. We published his article early on during the Gaza genocide.

Israel Deliberately Forgets Its History

2. The "Logic of Elimination" in Practice

Patrick Wolfe’s seminal work defines settler colonialism as a structure, not an event, driven by the "logic of elimination" of native populations. This manifests not only through genocide but also through forced assimilation, land seizures, and cultural destruction. In Israel, this logic is evident in:

• Mass displacement: Over 600 Palestinian villages destroyed since 1948.

• Settlement expansion: Over 800,000 settlers in the East Palestine (West Bank), violating international law.

• Apartheid policies: A two-tier legal system that privileges Jews over Palestinians.

The ongoing Nakba—accelerated by recent regimes—exposes the lie that settler colonialism is a historical footnote. It is a living, breathing system of violence.

Global Complicity: The Enablers of Settler Colonialism

1. Western Governments and Geopolitical Backing

The United States and European powers have actively funded, armed, and diplomatically shielded this settler colonial project. From the Balfour Declaration to modern-day military aid, Western powers have treated Palestine as a laboratory for imperial control and global hegemony. The U.S. provides $3.8 billion annually in military aid to Israel, enabling the bombing of Gaza and the entrenchment of occupation. This support is not passive; it is a deliberate strategy to advance total Western control in the region, using settlers squatters as proxies for empire. The evidence is in the military protection these colonist “settlers” get while they threaten, occupy and squat in Palestinian homes and lands of centuries.

2. Academic and Ideological Re-writing of Facts and History

Academic frameworks like settler colonial studies have been attacked and misrepresented to suppress criticism of Israel. Critics like Adam Kirsch dismiss the field as "anti-Jewish," ignoring its rigorous scholarship and moral urgency. This intellectual dishonesty serves to whitewash crimes and vilify scholars who expose the truth. As Kirsch himself admits, the goal is to discredit narratives that challenge settler legitimacy. Meanwhile, institutions like Harvard and Columbia have targeted scholars like Rashid Khalidi and Derek Penslar for daring to critique Zionism, revealing the academy’s role in perpetuating oppression.

3. Corporate and Financial Involvement

Corporations and banks profit directly from occupation:

• Weapons manufacturers: Sell arms used to enforce apartheid.

• Financial institutions: Fund settlement expansion and infrastructure.

• Tech firms: Provide surveillance tools used to track and control Palestinians.

These entities are not neutral; they are architects of displacement, turning bloodshed into profit.

In this series of articles and reports we aim to publish, we will be exposing as many countries and their institutions as we can with direct action suggestions we researched that work.

The Human Cost: Genocide, Micro-aggressions, Ethnic Cleansing and Slow Violence.

1. Physical and Structural Violence

Any settler project is inherently genocidal. In Gaza, over 680,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 2023, with a million more displaced. In the West Bank, settlers terrorise communities with state-backed impunity.

Louis Theroux’s documentary The Settlers exposes this reality: settlers openly call for Palestinians to be "cleansed" and replaced, while government ministers like Itamar Ben-Gvir celebrate their violence . This is not fringe behaviour; it is state policy.

2. Psychological and Cultural Warfare

Settler colonialism inflicts "slow violence" through micro-aggressions, epistemic erasure, and cultural appropriation. Native women and 2SQ people face gendered violence and spatial marginalisation, reinforcing their disposability. As Gilio-Whitaker notes, settlers enjoy the privilege of ignoring the graves beneath their feet. In classrooms, boardrooms, and media, Palestinians are dehumanised as "terrorists" or "savages," while their history is erased from curricula and public discourse by design.

The Failure of Moral Imagination: Criticism as "Antisemitism"

1. The Smearing of Solidarity

Any criticism of Israel is met with accusations of antisemitism—a deliberate tactic to silence dissent. This weaponisation of Jewish suffering ignores the distinction between Judaism and Zionism, and between anti-Jewish hatred and anti-colonial resistance. As Kirsch himself notes, this framing leads to "morally disastrous territory" where Palestinians are denied justice in the name of Jewish safety. This has been well documented and talked about by Norman Finklestein, both parents of whom were Holocaust survivors.

2. The Cowardice of Liberal Institutions

Western media, governments, and NGOs claim to champion human rights while funding oppression. Land acknowledgments, diversity statements, and empty rhetoric about "two states" are designed to soothe settler consciences without challenging power. As Theroux observes,

The reality of displacement and harassment is more extreme than what we could capture.

This cowardice perpetuates impunity.

Ending the Settler Colonial Project

The settler colonial project is a moral abomination. It has now turned into the holocaust of our time. This is sustained not only by Israeli politicians, soldiers and settlers but by every institution that profits from it, every government that arms it, and every individual who refuses to speak out. To be complicit is to accept genocide as policy.

Calls to Action:

1. Dissolve: The current Israeli, Zionist project needs to be dissolved and ONE democratic state of Palestine needs to be the call.

2. Divestment: Boycott corporations and banks funding occupation.

3. Solidarity: Center Palestinian voices and indigenous leadership.

4. Education: Teach the truth about settler colonialism and its costs.

5. Reparations: Return stolen land and resources to Palestinian people. Rebuild Gaza without profiting off of it.

The time for neutrality is over. Either you stand with the oppressed, or you stand with the colonial settlers. There is no middle ground. Good or Evil, time to choose is now.

Follow our series “Defund Israel” where we name and shame those complicit and funding this genocidal, settler colonial project.