Is Egalitarian Zionism Wrongful Colonialism?

Yitzhak Benbaji*

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Abstract

Many observers argue that in its very beginning, Zionism was an instance of wrongful settler colonialism. Are they right? I will address this question by examining the vision of Egalitarian Zionism in light of various theories of the wrongfulness of colonialism. I will argue that no theory decisively supports a positive answer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2383-2404
Number of pages22
JournalPhilosophia (United States)
Volume50
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2022

Funding

FundersFunder number
Israeli Research Foundation396/18

    Keywords

    • Arthur Ripstein
    • Colonialism
    • David Miller
    • Kant
    • Lea Ypi
    • Territorial rights
    • Zionism

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