Summary
The dual nature of the Israeli economy vis-à-vis the Palestinians in Shir Hever’s formulation — a mix of exploitation and dispossession (mainly of land) that did not start with the 1967 occupation — whose common element is that both redistribute wealth from one group to another (Exploitation of Palestinian Labour in Contemporary Zionist Colonialism, PDF p.4, 7 / printed p.127, 130).
Details
- Exploitation focuses on appropriating the value produced by the victim as it is being produced; dispossession focuses on appropriating value that has been previously produced or on the appropriation of natural resources (PDF p.7).
- The dual nature was entrenched in the way Palestinian citizens of Israel were simultaneously included and excluded from the mainstream Israeli market, even before the establishment of the state of Israel in Palestine (PDF p.4).
- Together the practices helped fund the military buildup of the Israeli state and entrench the Zionist project, then seeped inwards, creating vast gaps within Israeli society itself (PDF p.7).
Related pages
Exploitation of Palestinian Labour in Contemporary Zionist Colonialism, Niche Market, Hebrew Labour, 2011 Israeli Social Protests