Shut Down Colonial Feminism on International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

By colonial feminism, we refer to Western and colonial discourses and policies that deploy the language of liberating women to justify invasions, genocides, military occupations, resource extractions, and labor exploitations. Colonial feminism depicts Palestinian women as helpless victims in need of saving from their own culture, society, and religion, while simultaneously rendering them disposable, threatening, and deserving of death. These tactics collude to justify the ongoing Zionist occupation of our homeland, expulsion of our people, and endless warfare waged upon Palestinian life. We reaffirm that Palestine is a feminist issue and assert that feminism is incompatible with Zionism.