Development and Settler Colonialism: Perpetuating Neo-colonial Domination and Apartheid

Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between the conceptual framing of the state of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories in 1967 and its development practices. It argues that the Israeli regime represents a hybrid of settler-colonialism, neocolonialism, and military occupation, this paper posits that settler-colonialism employs both physical force and coercion to establish economic structures that hinder development. These structures are aligned with and perpetuate power dynamics inherent to a settler-colonial context, echoing elements of apartheid.