Colonization

France’s dismal colonial history puts it in no position to lecture Israel over Gaza - opinion

Even today, France clings doggedly to its overseas possessions, such as its Pacific Islands territory of New Caledonia. It has employed a variety of measures to ensure its hold over these islands.

|ByMARTIN SHERMAN
FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron: Paris claims that any suggestion that its plans to recognize a Palestinian state explain a rise in antisemitic violence is ‘erroneous’ and ‘abject,’ the writer notes.
British Prime Minister Kier Starmer holds a roundtable meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, March 31, 2025.

Britain’s colonial hypocrisy: The UK’s double standards on Israel and self-determination - opinion

The sight of a former empire clinging to its last colonial outposts while condemning the Jewish state is not only ironic – it is indefensible.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
TURKEY’S PRESIDENT Recep Tayyip Erdogan meets with Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Antalya, Turkey, last month. Turkey’s expansionist policies in Syria and Iraq are now on the radar of nearly everyone following Middle Eastern geopolitics, the writer states, May, 2025.

Turkey's regional ambitions can only be stopped by building a Kurdish nation - opinion

Fast forward to today: Turkey’s entire political spectrum – from the far Left to the far Right is united around the idea of territorial expansion into Iraq, Syria, and beyond. 

|ByMEM HUSEDIN
'First Landing of Columbus on the Shores of the New World' painting by Dióscoro Puebla (1862).

Trump: 'I'm bringing Columbus Day back from the ashes'

Columbus Day is celebrated annually on the second Monday of October.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Before Trump and Gaza: A look at the first US attempt at annexing parts of the Holy Land

Long before US President Donald Trump proposed placing Gaza under American control, US Christians had already established colonies in Jaffa and Jerusalem.

MARCH 1, 2025ByGIL ZOHAR
An image of the American Colony in Jerusalem, founded by Christians from the United States.

The West is colonizing the Palestinian cause - opinion

The West has sabotaged Palestinian lives and injected the belief that Israel is to blame.

FEBRUARY 27, 2025ByGOL KALEV
Demonstrators hold Palestinian flags in protest against US President Donald Trump’s plan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza. The tidal wave of Palestinization that has engulfed the West represents the greatest threat to the decades-old Palestinian quest to be viewed as a nation, the writer says.

Chinese scientists find 410-million-year-old miniature plant revealing early land colonization

At just 45 millimeters tall, Zosterophyllum is one of the smallest known plants from its epoch, offering clues to plant survival strategies in harsh ancient environments.

JANUARY 20, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Chinese scientists find 410-million-year-old miniature plant revealing early land colonization.