March 12, 2024
Gaza attack pure colonialism
An Indigenous and human rights advocate says the violence of the Israeli state in Gaza and the West Bank shows colonialism in action,
More than 30,000 Palestinians – mostly children and women – have been killed by Israeli forces who invaded the enclave after Hamas fighters broke out on October 7 and attacked surrounding military bases and villages.
Tina Ngata says it’s an effort by Israel to completely destroy the Palestinian people before international pressure stops them.
“What we see there is the pure distillation of the colonial project on show for the world to see. That is how far colonialism will go in its pursuit of power and resource,” she says.
Ms Ngata says around the world the rich and powerful are increasingly using colonialist tactics to secure resources and strip indigenous people of their rights.