A Short Course on Palestine / Module 5
Lecture Series
The final short-course lecture returns to Palestine as an imperial project. It examines why British aims mattered before Zionism became attached to them.
Learning objectives
- Explain why the lecture describes Palestine as an imperial project.
- Analyze how Zionism attached itself to British strategic interests.
Transcript excerpt
Excerpt from the lesson transcript
They were going to occupy Palestine, whether they did it to a separate colony or not. As I told you in the first lecture, they wanted it for reasons that had nothing to do with Jews, Zionists, and antisemitism. It was an imperial project, and Zionism attached itself to it.