The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/colonialism/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:02:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Colonialism | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/colonialism/ 32 32 A literary critic on why the ‘settler colonial’ framing is bad for Israel and Palestine https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-literary-critic-on-why-the-settler-colonial-framing-is-bad-for-israel-and-palestine/ Sat, 31 Aug 2024 22:42:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3361903 Struck by the number of activists and thinkers who cheered the Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities, Adam Kirsch has written a book on the misguided idealism that's fostered Jew-hatred

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]]> Curators of major German art show apologize for including antisemitic work https://www.timesofisrael.com/curators-of-major-german-art-show-apologize-for-including-antisemitic-work/ Fri, 24 Jun 2022 15:10:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2786749 Indonesian art group says it 'collectively failed to spot' caricature playing on anti-Jewish stereotypes in work first displayed 20 years ago; artists say piece 'misunderstood'

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]]> Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah awarded Nobel literature prize https://www.timesofisrael.com/tanzanian-abdulrazak-gurnah-awarded-nobel-literature-prize/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:06:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2628215 UK-based writer is hailed for his 'uncompromising writings on the 'effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee'; is only 6th Africa-born writer to win the award

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]]> Namibia rejects reparations offer from Germany for early 20th century genocide https://www.timesofisrael.com/namibia-rejects-reparations-offer-from-germany-for-early-20th-century-genocide/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 06:23:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2366169 Among other issues, leader says Berlin declined to accept the term 'reparations,' as that word was also avoided during country's negotiations with Israel after the Holocaust

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]]> Plan to restore statue of Suez Canal developer stirs debate in Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/plan-to-restore-statue-of-suez-canal-developer-stirs-debate-in-egypt/ Tue, 07 Jul 2020 16:51:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2342252 Some Egyptians condemn proposal to bring back statue of French diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, saying it'd be a 'humiliation' to those who died building the canal

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]]> Noting colonial past, French city adds info plaques to slave trader street signs https://www.timesofisrael.com/noting-colonial-past-french-city-adds-info-plaques-to-slave-trader-street-signs/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 05:07:06 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2325597&preview=true&preview_id=2325597 As some local authorities remove monuments of racist figures and rename streets honoring them, Bordeaux is instead trying to inform the public of their complicated pasts

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]]> Statues of Scouts founder latest target as Britain re-examines colonialist past https://www.timesofisrael.com/statues-come-down-as-britain-re-examines-colonialist-past/ Fri, 12 Jun 2020 02:02:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2325548 Local authorities and others take steps to remove monuments and rename streets racist figures from country's history, but group of 'Football Lads' vow to protect them

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]]> Memorial erected to Joachim Gans, the first Jew in North America https://www.timesofisrael.com/memorial-erected-to-joachim-gans-the-first-jew-in-north-america/ Mon, 23 Sep 2019 12:10:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2154078 It took nearly four and a half centuries for Americans to acknowledge the Jewish metallurgist, who was tried for denying the divinity of Jesus after returning to Britain

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]]> In Egypt, Melania Trump backs ‘highly qualified’ Kavanaugh for Supreme Court https://www.timesofisrael.com/while-in-egypt-melania-trump-backs-highly-qualified-kavanaugh/ Sat, 06 Oct 2018 15:38:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1936876 US First Lady says she's glad his accuser was heard; meets with President Sissi before heading to Giza to highlight US-backed preservation efforts during whistlestop five-hour stay

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]]> Genocide of African tribes was Germany’s Holocaust dress rehearsal, says scholar https://www.timesofisrael.com/genocide-of-african-tribes-was-germanys-holocaust-dress-rehearsal-says-scholar/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:13:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1911564 Author Elizabeth Baer examines the chilling methods that decimated the Herero and Nama people in the early 20th century -- and how they were used against the Jews

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]]> Nobel-winning author V.S. Naipaul dead at 85 https://www.timesofisrael.com/nobel-winning-author-v-s-naipaul-dead-at-85/ Sun, 12 Aug 2018 02:08:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1906745 Novelist, at times derided for bigoted and misanthropic views, was nonetheless hailed for his works' exploration of colonialism, exile and belonging

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]]> As Jews evacuated from Aden bloodbath, a daring mission to rescue a Torah scroll https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-jews-evacuated-from-aden-bloodbath-a-daring-mission-to-rescue-a-torah-scroll/ Mon, 11 Dec 2017 11:44:49 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1745218 On the 50th anniversary of the vicious pogrom, the mystery surrounding a salvaged Yemenite heirloom is solved as its hero's story is finally told

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]]> Namibia genocide victims battle for compensation https://www.timesofisrael.com/namibia-genocide-victims-battle-for-compensation/ Sat, 22 Jul 2017 06:26:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1662884 Descendants of tribes killed in alleged German genocide during pre-Nazi era seek reparations similar to those given to Israel

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]]> Klezmatics’ Frank London brings new Yiddish-Spanish opera to Cuba https://www.timesofisrael.com/klezmatics-frank-london-brings-new-yiddish-spanish-opera-to-cuba/ Tue, 28 Feb 2017 22:29:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1566859 Based on an epic poem by a Havana Jewish refugee inspired by the struggle against Spanish colonialists, trumpeter says his new composition has universal themes

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