The False Narrative of Israel's Settler Colonialism

For years, the 1967 Six Day War was seen by many as a watershed moment in what was called the Arab-Israeli conflict.  Israel’s conquest of the West Bank and Gaza was perceived as a turning point, and the resolution of the conflict was thought to lie in the exchange of land for peace.  Now, however, the conflict has been reframed by Israel’s opponents as a struggle for justice by the Palestinians. The watershed moment has shifted back to Israel’s 1948 creation and the Arab population’s flight from the territory that became Israel at its creation.  Hence, the renaming of the conflict to Israel-Palestine.