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Mark Rifkin

My posts here do not necessarily reflect the opinions of my employer and should be treated solely as my own arguments and analyses.

Professor Mark Rifkin
Professor Mark Rifkin

Feb 16, 2026

The Colonial Work of Settler Common Sense

Over the past decade or so, the claim that Jews are the Indigenous people of the land claimed by the state of Israel has become increasingly prominent.[1] Showing up in editorials, blogs, academic work, and popular discourse, this claim seeks to refute the idea that state Zionism is an ongoing racist and colonial project of dispossession.

Feb 16, 2026

The Colonial Work of Settler Common Sense

Over the past decade or so, the claim that Jews are the Indigenous people of the land claimed by the state of Israel has become increasingly prominent.[1] Showing up in editorials, blogs, academic work, and popular discourse, this claim seeks to refute the idea that state Zionism is an ongoing racist and colonial project of dispossession.

Feb 16, 2026

The Colonial Work of Settler Common Sense

Over the past decade or so, the claim that Jews are the Indigenous people of the land claimed by the state of Israel has become increasingly prominent.[1] Showing up in editorials, blogs, academic work, and popular discourse, this claim seeks to refute the idea that state Zionism is an ongoing racist and colonial project of dispossession.

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