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- Title
Settler-Colonialism and the Diary of an Israeli Settler in the Golan Heights: The Notebooks of Izhaki Gal.
- Authors
Sulimani, Gideon; Kletter, Raz
- Abstract
In 1967 the Golan Heights saw a dramatic change: a hundred villages were destroyed and replaced by new Israeli settlements. We study the beginning of this settlement through the lens of settler-colonialism, using documents of the time. The settlers claim to be 'original natives', 'returning' to the land and, like other colonial settlers elsewhere, bringing culture and civilisation to a terra nullius. To justify the settlement, they create a 'deep' narrative that combines the ancient past and the new settlement, erasing the in-between Arab past. The settlement — and the destruction — are on-going processes. The settler appears as a young, heroic figure, who patronises the 'Others' as weaklings (tourists, women, etc.) and is oblivious to the tragedy of the displaced Syrian inhabitants of the Golan Heights.
- Subjects
GOLAN Heights; PALESTINE; ISRAEL; NOTEBOOKS; WOMEN refugees; VILLAGES; TIME management; SYRIANS
- Publication
Journal of Holy Land & Palestine Studies, 2022, Vol 21, Issue 1, p48
- ISSN
2054-1988
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3366/hlps.2022.0283