El término "colonialismo de asentamiento" evoca recuerdos históricos de explotadores imperios europeos blancos que invadían militarmente tierras del Medio Oriente, Asia y África[i], estableciendo a sus ciudadanos en colonias mediante el uso de la fuerza, subyugando a las poblaciones nativas e indígenas y robando sus recursos naturales.
Muchos activistas y académicos antiisraelíes utilizan el término "colonialismo de asentamiento" para…
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The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s and 1960’s came about out of the need and desire for equality and freedom for African Americans and other people of color. Nearly one hundred years after slavery was abolished, there was widespread segregation, discrimination, disenfranchisement and racially motivated violence that permeated all personal and structural aspects of life for black people. “Jim Crow” laws at the local and state levels barred African Americans from…
What was Kristallnacht (kris'·tahl·nockt)?
Kristallnacht, the "Night of Broken Glass," was a wave of violent pogroms against Jews throughout Germany and Austria that took place on November 9-10, 1938. On the night of November 9th, the Gestapo (Nazi State Police) informed local police by telegram about the actions against Jews and their synagogues that would be taking place throughout Germany, instructing them not to interfere with what was happening. During these two nights,…
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