Israeli violence follows a colonial (il)logic

"As Darryl Li points out, "Since 2005, Israel has developed an unusual, and perhaps unprecedented, experiment in colonial management in the Gaza Strip," seeking to "isolate Palestinians there from the outside world, render them utterly dependent on external benevolence," and at the same time "absolve Israel of responsibility toward them." "Violence that abides by this logic is not unique to Zionism. It is central to settler-colonialism and finds historic parallels in, for example, the American Trail of Tears or in Canada, the clearing of the plains through the deliberate starvation of Aboriginal peoples. The meaning of Protective Edge is similar." (thanks Amir)